PROTECTING SWEET WATER RESOURCES FROM MOUNTAIN AREA THROUGH ECOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Foris
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Sweet Water

scholarly journals NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A MOUNTAIN ECONOMY

10.26458/1845 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Viorica Jelev
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
The Impact

 This paper presents the existing situation at national and world level considering the available water resources, their vulnerability especially in the mountains areas, the impact of climate changes, the possible conflicts regarding the intensification of water shortage in some regions of the world. I also present a case study on forests in Romania. Beginning with the general data mentioned above, we point out the specific peculiarities of the mountain area hydrology for identifying some aspects which are specific to the mountain water relationship. The analysis is necessary as no specifications regarding the mountain hilly or plain areas are done in the activity regarding waters management. Waters are managed unitary on river basins considering some general principles, unanimously recognized, well reflected into the national and international regulations. As a first stage, traditional economic activities are identified in the relationship of the mountain areas inhabitants with water but also some present approaches. The way the mountain areas inhabitants knew how to live together and capitalize water resources represents a model and impulse for coming back to such sustainable solutions but capitalizing the advantages of modern technologies. Each of these activities referring to waters which take place in the mountains area can represent ways for the research activity and future thorough studies from the technical, economic, social, cultural-traditional point of view and also for environment protection. A main preoccupation might have connection with the evolution of agricultural activities in the mountains area considering the climate changes and a possible “migration” towards higher areas of some agricultural practices specific to lower areas. The paper also shows a small example of the regaining by the locals of a community of an important resource for their lives in the hands of corporations: the forests defaced by HOLZINDUSTRIE SCHWEIGHOFER and stop flooding villages. 

Research on Shallow Groundwater Recharge and Control in Taihang Mountain Area of North China

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 1572-1576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Sheng Cao ◽  
Wan Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
River Valleys ◽  
Taihang Mountain

In the 21st century, diminishing water resources have become a global concern. The Taihang Mountain area plays an important role in the sustainable development of the Bohai coastal area in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei because of its special geographical location and features; but due to drought and deficiency of water, the Taihang Mountain area is faced with the dual problems of poverty and ecological vulnerability. It seems particularly important to develop and utilize the water resources in a sustainable manner as water is one of the key factors in promoting local economic development and improving the ecological environment. This paper investigates, from the perspective of water cycle and water transformation, the seepage recharge mechanism in slopes and river valleys, taking into account the hydrological features of the Taihang Mountain area and the hydro-geological features of slopes and river valleys in the area. Based on analysis of the formation process and characteristics of shallow groundwater resources, this paper puts forth the idea of “weak water consolidation” for sustainable development of water resources, and three groundwater development and utilization techniques in respect of seepage through rock-soil interfaces and weathered rock fissures in slopes and seepage in river valleys, offering a powerful support to the economic development and environmental improvement in the Taihang Mountain area.

Study on Water Resources in Tioman Island

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Basyri Daulay ◽  
Norhan Abd. Rahman ◽  
Amir Hashim Mohd. Kassim ◽  
Kamarul Azlan Mohd. Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Groundwater Extraction ◽  
Intensive Study ◽  
Mike 11 ◽  
Surface Water Flow ◽  
Good Potential

Pulau Tioman terletak di sebelah tenggara Negeri Pahang merupakan salah satu dari pulau-pulau kecil di Malaysia yang sudah dimajukan sebagai destinasi pelancong. Berdasarkan penyelidikan terdahulu, pulau ini memerlukan bekalan air bersih melebih 2000 m3/hari untuk keperluan penduduk tempatan dan pelancong, dan keperluan ini akan meningkat dengan peningkatan jumlah penduduk dan pelancong. Penyelidikan terhadap air larian permukaan dan air bumi menunjukkan bahawa keduanya berpotensi sebagai sumber air yang baik untuk memenuhi keperluan air pada masa hadapan. Suatu kajian yang intensif dilaksanakan untuk mengkaji keupayaan sumber air yang sedia ada bagi pulau ini. Untuk menentukan berapa banyaknya air larian permukaan, perisian model MIKE 11 NAM digunakan, dan untuk menentukan keupayaan air bumi yang boleh dipam, ia berpandukan kepada perisian Aquifer Simulation Model (ASM). Kertas kerja ini membentangkan penemuan permulaan bagi jumlah sumber air yang sedia ada di Kg. Tekek Pulau Tioman, purata air larian permukaan harian adalah 3024 m3/hari yang dikira untuk tempoh bulan Februari 1999. Kata kunci: Air larian permukaan; air bumi dan pulau kecil Tioman Island which is situated in the southeast of Pahang State is one of the small islands in Malaysia that have been promoted as a tourism destination. Based on the previous study, the island requires more than 2000 m3/day of water for domestic and tourism industry consumption, and the demand is expected to rise due to the increasing population and tourism activities. Study on surface water and groundwater indicate a good potential for water resources to meet the demand of the future water needs. An intensive study is being carried out to investigate to quantity of water resource that is available in this island. In this study, the amount of surface water flow was estimated by using MIKE 11 NAM Model, and for groundwater extraction ASM (Aquifer Simulation Model) was used. This paper reports the preliminary findings of the amount of the water resources available in Kg. Tekek, Tioman Island, i.e. the daily average of surface runoff is 3024 m3/day and the groundwater extraction is 5003 m3/day, that was calculated for the period of February 1999. Key words: surface water; groundwater and small island

Tourism and Natural Capital

2019 ◽  
pp. 280-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joël Houdet ◽  
Michelle Browne ◽  
Fonda Lewis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
South African ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Drivers Of Change ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Global And Local

There is growing concern that ongoing degradation of natural capital, due to various global and local drivers of change, will compromise the delivery of the ecosystem services on which the tourism industry relies. This chapter aims to explore the relationships between natural capital and tourism. The chapter first provides an introduction to the inter-dependencies between business and natural capital and presents an overview of the tourism sector in South Africa. The focus then shifts to conceptualizing the links between tourism and natural capital, focusing on inland freshwater systems. A conceptual framework of the interactions between natural capital and the tourism sector is presented and key links between hydrologic ecosystem services and the tourism sector are described. In the final section, the risks of increasingly stressed water resources on tourism and the South African economy are explored.

Research on Numerical Simulation and Theoretical Method of Water Resources Carrying Capacity

2020 ◽  
Vol 980 ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
Li Juan Li ◽  
Shan Yong Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Theoretical Method ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽  
Main Component

In this paper, 11 indexes were selected from three aspects: water resources environment, economy and society to construct the evaluation index system, and the main component analysis method was used to comprehensively evaluate the carrying capacity of water resources in Henan province for the past three years. The research results show that: 1. During the current period, the carrying capacity of water resources in Henan Province has been steadily increasing. The cities with good carrying capacity of water resources are: Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Xinxiang and Nanyang; Cities with better water resources capacity include Kaifeng, Pingdingshan, Anyang, Jiaozuo and Xinyang; The remaining cities have general water resources carrying capacity;The contribution of each subsystem to the integrated carrying capacity of water resources is increasing year by year, among which the contribution of water resources environmental subsystem and economic subsystem is the largest and the contribution of social subsystem is relatively stable.The conclusion shows that the development level of Waterscape tourism industry in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Jiaozuo and other areas is higher, while the Waterscape tourism industry in Luohe, Xuchang, Zhoukou and other areas is lower. The development level of Waterscape tourism industry in Henan Province from the view of the overall spatial pattern is higher. The water resources management and utilization level of henan is relatively high.

scholarly journals The Measurement and Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Tourism Poverty Alleviation Efficiency in the Liupan Mountain Area of Gansu Province, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12637
Author(s):  
Yaobin Wang ◽  
Ying Song ◽  
Guangfeng Chen ◽  
Shihua Huang ◽  
Meizhen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Western China ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Liupan Mountain

Poverty is a chronic problem all over the world. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in 2012, the Chinese government has continuously increased its poverty alleviation efforts. In addition, absolute poverty in China was eliminated by the end of 2020. Tourism has played an important role in poverty alleviation. To explore the role of the tourism industry in reducing poverty, this paper takes the Liupan Mountain area of Gansu Province in western China, as a case site. An input–output evaluation index system was constructed, and a Super-SBM model was used to evaluate the tourism poverty alleviation efficiency in 40 districts and counties in the Liupan Mountain area from 2009 to 2018. The results show that the overall starting point of tourism poverty alleviation efficiency in the study area was high, which needed to be further optimized. The difference in tourism poverty alleviation efficiency among districts and counties tended to decrease in the time series. The restrictive factors were the lack of technological progress and lack of innovation. The spatial distribution of tourism poverty alleviation efficiency in the study area presented a pattern of high in the east and low in the west, high in the north and low in the south. In the future, the tourism poverty alleviation efficiency in the concentrated and contiguous destitute areas of the Liupan Mountain area in Gansu Province could be improved by cultivating the tourism industry, strengthening technological innovation, cultivating core growth poles, and exerting radiation effects.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Agricultural Water Resources Carrying Capacity in Taihang Mountain Area

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 01123
Author(s):  
Hong-Yao Liu ◽  
Li-Hua Wen
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Water Resources Carrying Capacity ◽  
Taihang Mountain

Based on the relevant data of nature, society, economics and water resources of eight sub-areas of Taihang Mountain from 2016, this paper selected six main evaluation factors including use efficiency of water resources, water deficient ratio, irrigation ration of arable land, precipitation amount of precipitation, per capita water resources and ecological water use ratio, and quantitatively researched water resources carrying capacity of eight sub-areas by using the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. The evaluated results show that the comprehensive grade of the study area was higher than 0.614, and the current water exploitation and utilization have reached a considerable scale, but still has certain potentiality. Overall, water resources supply and demand are able to partly satisfy the regional development in the the study area. For the eight sub-areas, the water resources carrying capacity status is very different. Handan, Xingtai and Shijiazhuang have a weak water resources carrying capacity, while water resources carrying capacity of other sub-areas is relatively strong. Finally, according to different regions of the water resources carrying condition, this paper puts forward the corresponding measures in Taihang Mountain Area.

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