Water Poverty in Urban and Rural China Considered Through the Harmonious and Developmental Ability Model

Caizhi Sun (), Wenxin Liu () and Wei Zou ()
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Caizhi Sun: Liaoning Normal University
Wenxin Liu: Liaoning Normal University
Wei Zou: Liaoning Normal University

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 2016, vol. 30, issue 7, No 27, 2547-2567

Abstract: Abstract This paper details an application of the Water Poverty Index (WPI), a holistic tool for water resources planning and management, to evaluate the water resources situation in urban and rural areas in China. In using the WPI, we selected twelve indicators and twelve variables to reflect the situation in these areas. The results of our analysis show that WPI varies widely in both urban and rural areas, suggesting the need for location-specific policy interventions. In addition, this paper establishes a harmonious and developmental (H-D) model to analyze the water poverty situation of urban and rural areas. Using a temporal-spatial perspective, this paper analyses the causes of variation in H-D ability, and defines four levels of H-D ability through the clustering method. These research findings are intended to provide a theoretical foundation for policies to resolve conflicts of water use in the context of China’s dualistic urban and rural structure.

Keywords: Urban-rural water poverty; AHP-EVM weight; Harmonious and developmental model; Temporal-spatial analysis; Water resources management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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