Study on Groundwater Function Zoning and Sustainable Development and Utilization in Jining City Planning Area

Hongnian Chen, Xianfeng Tan, Yan Zhang, Bo Hu, Shuming Xu, Zhenfen Dai, Zhengxuan Zhang, Zhiye Wang and Yawei Zhang ()
Additional contact information
Hongnian Chen: School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xianfeng Tan: Shandong Provincial Lunan Geology and Exploration Institute, Jining 272100, China
Yan Zhang: Shandong Provincial Lunan Geology and Exploration Institute, Jining 272100, China
Bo Hu: Shandong Provincial Lunan Geology and Exploration Institute, Jining 272100, China
Shuming Xu: Shandong Provincial Lunan Geology and Exploration Institute, Jining 272100, China
Zhenfen Dai: Shandong Provincial Lunan Geology and Exploration Institute, Jining 272100, China
Zhengxuan Zhang: School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Zhiye Wang: School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Yawei Zhang: School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-22

Abstract: The sustainable development and utilization of groundwater resources are of paramount importance for the progress of society, the economy, and the environment. This study focuses on the planning area of Jining City and establishes an evaluation index system for groundwater functional zoning by analyzing key factors such as resource supply function, geo-environmental stability function, and ecological environmental protection function. To evaluate the groundwater functions, this study employs the barrel effect AHP. Through the overlay analysis of different groundwater functions, the planning area of Jining City is categorized into distinct zones based on their groundwater functions. These zones include centralized development and utilization areas (5.69%), decentralized development and utilization areas (65.67%), fragile geo-environmental areas (10.44%), ecological protection areas (8.38%), and unsuitable development and utilization areas (9.82%). The comprehensive zoning map of groundwater functions in the planning area of Jining City is generated. Taking into account the challenges posed by human activities, such as groundwater pollution, this study proposes recommendations for the sustainable development of groundwater in the planning area of Jining City. By systematically examining the functional zoning and sustainable management of groundwater, this study provides a scientific foundation for the responsible development and protection of groundwater resources.

Keywords: groundwater functional zoning; GIS; AHP; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/17/12767/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/17/12767/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:17:p:12767-:d:1223410

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().