Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.3390/su6117601 |
Pricing or Quota? A Solution to Water Scarcity in Oasis Regions in China: A Case Study in the Heihe River Basin | |
Shi, Minjun1,2; Wang, Xiaojun1,2; Yang, Hong3; Wang, Tao4 | |
通讯作者 | Shi, Minjun |
来源期刊 | SUSTAINABILITY |
ISSN | 2071-1050 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 6期号:11页码:7601-7620 |
英文摘要 | The conflict between increasing water demand and limited water resources has become a serious threat to oasis regions in China. Solutions to water scarcity have to curb overall water demands, especially reducing agricultural water use. Price control and quantitative control are the two most commonly applied policy instruments for water demand management. This paper used a bio-economic model (BEM) to examine the shadow price of water resources and to investigate farmers’ response to water demand management policies in water scarce regions based on a study in the Heihe River Basin in northwest China. The results indicate that farmers are not very responsive to changes in water price, because it is currently far below the shadow price of water resources in most irrigation zones. A reduction of agricultural water demand could occur only with a large rise in the water price. In comparison, a quantitative control measure is more effective at reducing water use. Concerning the effects on farm income, a price control will cost much more than a quantitative control to save the same volume of water. Hence, a water quota is a more suitable choice for the purpose of reducing agricultural water use, while minimizing farm income loss in the region of this case study. |
英文关键词 | agricultural water use bio-economic model water demand management water price control water quota |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China ; Switzerland |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000345564700007 |
WOS关键词 | IRRIGATION WATER ; DEMAND MANAGEMENT ; RURAL CHINA ; POLICIES ; AGRICULTURE ; CONSERVATION ; INCENTIVES ; DISTRICT ; DECISION ; PRICES |
WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源机构 | 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/185101 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Management, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Fictitious Econ & Data Sci, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China; 3.Swiss Fed Inst Aquat Sci & Technol Eawag, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Shi, Minjun,Wang, Xiaojun,Yang, Hong,et al. Pricing or Quota? A Solution to Water Scarcity in Oasis Regions in China: A Case Study in the Heihe River Basin[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2014,6(11):7601-7620. |
APA | Shi, Minjun,Wang, Xiaojun,Yang, Hong,&Wang, Tao.(2014).Pricing or Quota? A Solution to Water Scarcity in Oasis Regions in China: A Case Study in the Heihe River Basin.SUSTAINABILITY,6(11),7601-7620. |
MLA | Shi, Minjun,et al."Pricing or Quota? A Solution to Water Scarcity in Oasis Regions in China: A Case Study in the Heihe River Basin".SUSTAINABILITY 6.11(2014):7601-7620. |
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