scholarly journals The cooperation mechanism of water resources protection in trans-boundary river based on game theory: A case study of the Taipu River in the Taihu Lake Basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1232
Author(s):  
Meng-jie YANG ◽  
Kai YANG ◽  
Gen LI ◽  
Xiao-dan NIU
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Taihu Lake ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Taihu Lake Basin ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
In Trans ◽  
Water Resources Protection

Scale effects on the relationships between land characteristics and ecosystem services- a case study in Taihu Lake Basin, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 716 ◽  
pp. 137083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Bai ◽  
Yuanyuan Chen ◽  
Juha M. Alatalo ◽  
Zhangqian Yang ◽  
Bo Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Taihu Lake ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Taihu Lake Basin

Application of the environmental Gini coefficient in allocating water governance responsibilities: a case study in Taihu Lake Basin, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 1047-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenbei Zhou ◽  
Amin Du ◽  
Minghao Bai
Keyword(s):  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Taihu Lake ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Taihu Lake Basin

The equitable allocation of water governance responsibilities is very important yet difficult to achieve, particularly for a basin which involves many stakeholders and policymakers. In this study, the environmental Gini coefficient model was applied to evaluate the inequality of water governance responsibility allocation, and an environmental Gini coefficient optimisation model was built to achieve an optimal adjustment. To illustrate the application of the environmental Gini coefficient, the heavily polluted transboundary Taihu Lake Basin in China, was chosen as a case study. The results show that the original environmental Gini coefficient of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was greater than 0.2, indicating that the allocation of water governance responsibilities in Taihu Lake Basin was unequal. Of seven decision-making units, three were found to be inequality factors and were adjusted to reduce the water pollutant emissions and to increase the water governance inputs. After the adjustment, the environmental Gini coefficient of the COD was less than 0.2 and the reduction rate was 27.63%. The adjustment process provides clear guidance for policymakers to develop appropriate policies and improve the equality of water governance responsibility allocation.

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