scholarly journals Decomposing the Driving Factors of Water Use in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2300
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Xifeng Wang ◽  
Jiahong Liu ◽  
Yangwen Jia ◽  
Yaqin Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
High Water ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Output Table ◽  
Reduced Water

Based on the national input–output table, a comparable price non-competitive input–output table was compiled for 2002, 2007, and 2012. The influence factors of price and product imports were removed from the table. Furthermore, a water-use input–output table was constructed based on the links between the economic system and water resources management. With the multi-factor structural decomposition analysis (SDA) model developed in this paper, the driving forces of water use were decomposed into 18 factors, and quantitative effect results were obtained. Total water use in China increased by 3.9% from 2002 to 2007 and by 5.4% from 2007 to 2012 with the combined effects of multiple factors. For example, the increase in economic scale raised water use by 46.6% and 45.5%, respectively. Advancement in agricultural technology (production and water-saving technologies) reduced water use by 14.9% and 19.8%, respectively. Reducing the proportion of thermal/nuclear power and increasing the price of electricity have water use-reducing effects. Changes in the mode of development considerably reduced water use by 9.5% and 5.3%, respectively. Water-use management should focus on factors that have great influence on water use and show high water-use sensitivity.

The Change of Energy Consumption in China and its Driving Forces

2014 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 739-742
Author(s):  
Yi Cao ◽  
Shui Jun Peng ◽  
Wen Cheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Final Demand ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Structural Decomposition ◽  
Key Driver

This paper estimates the changes of industrial embodied energy consumption in China between 1997 and 2007, and applies a structural decomposition analysis (SDA), based on non-competitive (import) input-output tables, to analyze the sources of change of China’s energy consumption from 1997 to 2007. Results show that China’s energy consumption increased sharply, especially after the accession to WTO. The SDA results indicate that the improvement of energy efficiency during 1997-2007 significantly reduced energy consumption in China while the growth of final demand was the key driver of China’s energy consumption. In addition, distribution of final demand with the declining share of consumption and the increasing share of export push energy consumption upward.

Research on the Association Relationship of Information Industry Based on Structural Decomposition Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 756-759 ◽  
pp. 787-790
Author(s):  
Xiao Feng Zhang ◽  
Hao Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Total Output ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Structural Decomposition ◽  
Output Table ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The upgrading and optimizing of industrial structure is a significant choice for the developing countries. This paper arranges the input-output table of four departments from the input-output table of Shandong Province in 2002 and 2007, and analyzes the influence of information industry on other industries by using influence and sensitivity coefficients. In order to reflect the association relationship between information industry and others, we use Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA) Model to analyze the relationship between the change of information industrial structure and the cause of the growth of total output, which is actually industrial association relationship based on total requirement. Furthermore, an empirical example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Driving Forces of Changing Environmental Pressures from Consumption in the European Food System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8265
Author(s):  
Philipp Schepelmann ◽  
An Vercalsteren ◽  
José Acosta-Fernandez ◽  
Mathieu Saurat ◽  
Katrien Boonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food System ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Environmental Pressures

The paper provides an integrated assessment of environmental and socio-economic effects arising from final consumption of food products by European households. Direct and indirect effects accumulated along the global supply chain are assessed by applying environmentally extended input–output analysis (EE-IOA). EXIOBASE 3.4 database is used as a source of detailed information on environmental pressures and world input–output transactions of intermediate and final goods and services. An original methodology to produce detailed allocation matrices to link IO data with household expenditure data is presented and applied. The results show a relative decoupling between environmental pressures and consumption over time and shows that European food consumption generates relatively less environmental pressures outside Europe (due to imports) than average European consumption. A methodological framework is defined to analyze the main driving forces by means of a structural decomposition analysis (SDA). The results of the SDA highlight that while technological developments and changes in the mix of consumed food products result in reductions in environmental pressures, this is offset by growth in consumption. The results highlight the importance of directing specific research and policy efforts towards food consumption to support the transition to a more sustainable food system in line with the objectives of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy.

scholarly journals Sectoral water footprint dynamics: An input-output structural decomposition analysis for Morocco

2021 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 00041
Author(s):  
Abdelhak Achraf ◽  
Said Boudhar ◽  
Houda Lechheb ◽  
Hicham Ouakil
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Final Demand ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Structural Decomposition

Over the last decades, Morocco has been facing increasingly severe water scarcity. To quantify water use in Morocco, we refer to the water footprint (WF) concept, including both direct and indirect water use. WF considered covers internal WF and exported virtual water (VW). We used the input-output structural decomposition analysis (SDA) to quantitatively analyze the drivers of changes in Morocco’s sectoral WF from 1995 to 2015. The considered mechanisms governing WF changes are the technological, economic system efficiency, and structural effects. The WF growth experienced in Morocco primarily resulted from final demand changes. The technological effect acted as an additional increase factor. Nevertheless, the economic system efficiency effect contributed to the water conservation process. Unfortunately, it was not sufficient to reverse the expansion of Morocco’s WF resulted from other driving factors. Agriculture is the dominant economic sector in WF changes, regardless of any driving factor and any period considered. The study provides insight into Morocco’s water policy limits and helps develop policies towards sustainable water resources planning and management. That is by suggesting that final demand structure adjustment and technological innovation in the agricultural sector should be at the center of Morocco’s strategies in addressing water scarcity.

Socioeconomic effects of pension spending: evidence from Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 599-617
Author(s):  
Fernando Bermejo ◽  
Eladio Febrero ◽  
Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Total Output ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to provide broader understanding of the significant role that the pension system has in the Spanish economy by estimating the sectoral production, employment and income sustained by pensioners' consumption.Design/methodology/approachBased on input–output tables by the World Input–Output Database and consumption data from the Household Budget Survey by the Spanish Statistical Office, a demoeconomic model is applied to quantify the direct impacts, indirect impacts from interindustry links and induced impacts from income–consumption connections over a nine-year period (2006–2014). Then, the factors driving the evolution of total output, employment and value added during such period have been examined by using structural decomposition analysis.FindingsThe growing participation of consumption by pensioner households in final demand had proven crucial during the 2008 crisis to alleviate the negative trend in production and employment derived from the collapse in consumption suffered by the rest of households.Practical implicationsDetermining the underlying factors driving changes in both employment and income during the 2008 crisis can be of interest in political decision-making on the sustainability of the Spanish pension system.Social implicationsThe results of estimating both the employment and income supported by pensioners' consumption reveal the significant stabilizing effect of the public spending on pensions, particularly during the 2008 crisis.Originality/valueThe current Spanish approach of attaining the pension system sustainability by merely reducing social protection costs ignores the adverse consequences of a lower pensioners' demand. This paper addresses an alternative view in which pension spending is not considered a burden on economic growth but rather a means of improving the level of production and employment.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-01-2019-0047

The Decomposition Analysis of Tourism Water Footprint in Taiwan: Revealing Decision-Relevant Information

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Yen Sun ◽  
Ching-Mai Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Water Use ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Structural Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Total Consumption ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
Input Structure

Tourism water consumption reflects the dynamics between the visitation volume, economic structure, and water use technology of a destination. This paper presents a structural decomposition analysis that attributes changes of Taiwan’s tourism water footprint into the demand factors of total consumption and purchasing patterns, and production factors of the industry input structure and water use technology. From 2006 to 2011, Taiwan experienced a 48% growth in visitor expenditures and a 74% surge in its water footprint. Diseconomies of scale were observed, with a 1% increase in consumption leading to a 1.5% increase in the tourism water footprint. A strong preference by visitors for water-intensive goods and services and a changing economic structure requiring more water input for tourism establishments and supply chain members contributed to this worrisome pattern. The water requirements received only a minimal offset effect with technological improvements. Decoupling tourism water consumption from economic output is currently unattainable.

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