Types of Water Rights Systems in China: A Zoning Scheme Applied

Yuanyuan Sun, Shaofeng Jia (), Ru Jia, Jesper Svensson, Aifeng Lv, Wenbin Zhu and Jianxu Liu
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Yuanyuan Sun: School of Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250000, China
Shaofeng Jia: Key Lab. of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
Ru Jia: China Program, The Nature Conservation, Beijing 100000, China
Jesper Svensson: Department of Political Science, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
Aifeng Lv: Key Lab. of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
Wenbin Zhu: Key Lab. of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China
Jianxu Liu: School of Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan 250000, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 23, 1-13

Abstract: This article analyzes the appropriate types of water rights systems for different regions with varying water resource conditions in China. The most appropriate water rights systems for various zones were determined by comparing the value of influencing factors with corresponding thresholds in China’s second-class zones of water resources. It is shown that a riparian rights system under water withdrawals permission could be adopted in most regions of southern China. For most northern Chinese regions, the quantity proportional water rights systems should be adopted and further improved. In contrast to the implementation of a single quantity proportional water rights system, this paper innovatively proposes a zoning scheme for China’s water rights system. The appropriate type of water rights system can be identified according to the region’s specific water resource conditions. It can provide a scientific reference for the reform of water rights systems in China and other countries or regions.

Keywords: water right systems; institutions; water resources; water allocation; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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