Integration of groundwater into China's south-north water transfer strategy

Yao, Yingying1; Zheng, Chunmiao2,3; Andrews, Charles2; He, Xin2; Zhang, Aijing4; Liu, Jie5

2019-03-25

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.185

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT   影响因子和分区

0048-9697

1879-1026

Groundwater supplies fresh water for drinking and irrigation and sustains the health of ecosystems. Although the serious consequences caused by unsustainable depletion of groundwater have been widely reported, restricting pumping in exhausted aquifers requires identifying alternative water sources, determining how much water can be made accessible to avert the groundwater crisis and formulating water allocation regulations to achieve regional water sustainability. It is perceived that groundwater management needs integrated action considering environmental and socioeconomic systems; however, how a coupled socio-environmental system can be captured and quantified, and how this scientific evaluation is elicited and structured in policy making and implementation processes are still unclear. Here, we propose an integrated quantification framework and a revised policy-making procedure after examining the detailed planning for the groundwater pumping control policy as part of China's South-to-North Water Transfer Project and identifying the shortcomings of the policy. This quantification framework represents the iterative feedback loops between environmental and socioeconomic systems and provides both high-resolution and aggregated indications, that serve as instruments to evaluate the change in the water resource system and the rationality of water allocation plans through projections. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that integrated management needs the participation of scientists and the public, particularly in the discussion of formulating policy drafts among central and local stakeholders, which is helpful for sound decision making and coordination among science, policy making and practice. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Groundwater control policy South-to-North Water Transfer Integrated management framework Environmental effects Socioeconomic effects

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41330632] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41501023] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)[41501024]

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Environmental Sciences

WOS:000456175700053

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

20185206296829

Aquifers ; Behavioral research ; Economic and social effects ; Environmental impact ; Environmental management ; Groundwater resources ; Hydrogeology ; Potable water ; Sustainable development ; Water management

Water Resources:444 ; Groundwater:444.2 ; Environmental Impact and Protection:454.2 ; Geology:481.1 ; Management:912.2 ; Social Sciences:971

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1.Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Human Settlements & Civil Engn, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Soil & Groundwater Pollut, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, State Environm Protect Key Lab Integrated Surface, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
4.Minist Water Resources, Bur South North Water Transfer Planning Designing, Beijing, Peoples R China
5.Peking Univ, Inst Water Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

Yao, Yingying,Zheng, Chunmiao,Andrews, Charles,et al. Integration of groundwater into China's south-north water transfer strategy[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2019,658:550-557.

Yao, Yingying,Zheng, Chunmiao,Andrews, Charles,He, Xin,Zhang, Aijing,&Liu, Jie.(2019).Integration of groundwater into China's south-north water transfer strategy.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,658,550-557.

Yao, Yingying,et al."Integration of groundwater into China's south-north water transfer strategy".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 658(2019):550-557.