Developing a sustainability assessment framework for integrated management of water resources systems using distributed zoning and system dynamics approaches

Abdi-Dehkordi, Mehri; Bozorg‐Haddad, Omid; Abdolrahim, Salavitabar; Goharian, Erfan

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01340-0

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“…Abdi-Dehkordi adopted system dynamics method to model integrated water resources system of Big Karun Watershed in Iran. The distributed zoning model was also used to evaluate the sustainability and integrated management capability of water system (Abdi-Dehkordi et al 2021). Currently, there are many methods of water ecological comprehensive evaluation, while the studies on the spatial difference of water ecological environment in the basin are rare.…”

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Comprehensive evaluation of water ecological environment in watersheds: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Yang

Zhang

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The Yangtze River Economic Belt, as an inland economic zone with global influence, has shown a trend of prosperous economic development in recent years. In 2020, the total population of the Yangtze River Economic Belt accounted for nearly 50% of China's total population, and the GDP has reached 471,580 billion yuan. With economy developing, water pollution, resource depletion and many other environmental problems continue to emerge. Steady state of water ecological environment is an important part of ecological security. In order to investigate the regional water ecological security state, this study constructs a comprehensive evaluation indicator system with the framework of "Driving force-Carrying source-State-Management" (DCSM). The entropy weight method is used to determine the weight of each indicator, and then the weighted rank sum ratio model is introduced to classify the water ecological environment of Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2010 to 2019. Finally, the adversarial interpretative structure model is used to refine the ranking of each region. The results show that (1) The overall state of water ecology in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is at a medium level, with different regional divergent shortcomings in the upper, middle and lower basins. (2) Regional differences are obvious. The overall performance of the upper reaches is stronger than the middle and lower reaches and it can also founded that Zhejiang and Jiangsu present certain particularities which can be concluded as follow: the regions which consider traditional industrialization as the main development path perform worse. (3) It can be seen that from the sub-system level, the carrying state and water ecological management sub-system is highly correlated with the quality of water ecological environment. Therefore, in the future, it is necessary to pay attention to the overall water ecological safety in the basin and promote the sustainable development of water ecology. KeywordsWater ecological environment • The entropy weight method • The weighted rank sum ratio model • The adversarial interpretative structure model • Evaluation • The Yangtze River Economic Belt

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Comprehensive evaluation of water ecological environment in watersheds: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Yang

Zhang

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…In the domain of urban sustainable development. Abdi-Dehkordi et al [39] SD method for modeling a complex system, including water management, water quantity, and quality allocation for urban's social and economic system. Assunção et al [40] focused on the urban sustainability assessment based on environmental protection, social cohesion, and economic growth aspects by using fuzzy cognitive mapping and the SD model.…”

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Modeling, assessment, and optimization of urban sustainability using probabilistic system dynamics

Wu¹,

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2022

Jounarl of Building Design and Environment

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Urban sustainable development of cities could ameliorate many aspects such as population expansion, housing price increase, and ecological environment. For a better understanding of urban sustainability, many scholars have conducted different frameworks to make an accurate evaluation for urban planning. However, a myriad of existing research analyses sustainable development based on separate and static indicts, which inevitably miss some important information related to interconnects between different indicators and timelines. This study, thus, proposes a comprehensive method that integrates the system dynamic and Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis to examine the interrelationships between different subsystems with a time series, in order to predict the feasibility of new policies for future development. A probabilistic system dynamics approach for policy optimization of sustainable urbanization is proposed with the consideration of dynamic changes and time flows. Several scenarios are simulated to perform and validate the proposed framework, where the comparisons from different results provide optimal strategies for urban sustainability. Some interesting findings can be drawn: (1) the social system is more sensitive to policy change, typically for transport connections and traf c saturation ow respects; (2) policies A1, B1, and B2 are encouraged to implement, as these regulations will boost the urban development; (3) the proposed hybrid method can be used to analyze the variables with a dynamic and long-term urban system.

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“…Water resources are an integral part of natural ecology and essential resources for the sustainable development of human society. Humans need an adequate supply of water to meet basic needs such as drinking, sanitation, and washing [1,2]. Agricultural irrigation is crucial for ensuring food production and the supply of agricultural products [3].…”

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Optimizing Multi-Scenario Water Resource Allocation in Reservoirs Considering Trade-Offs between Water Demand and Ecosystem Services

Tao,

Sun,

Wang

et al. 2024

Water

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Reservoir engineering plays a critical role in achieving rational water resource allocation, providing ecological services, and promoting regional development. However, in the formulation of water allocation plans, there is often a tendency to prioritize meeting regional water demand while overlooking ecological benefits. This study develops a multi-objective water allocation model based on evaluating ecosystem services value supply and demand, integrating indicators such as ecosystem service fulfillment ability, water resources fulfillment ability, and equilibrium operation degree. Different development scenarios are also established using a forecasting model to formulate water allocation plans and apply a case study of the Datun Reservoir, a key hub on the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China. This study demonstrates that (1) by optimizing the allocation of domestic and industrial water supply and reservoir storage, the overall ecosystem service value of the Datun Reservoir can be enhanced by 5.15% to 11.36% and (2) in scenarios of high economic growth, there is potential to achieve coordination between water supply and ecosystem service value. (3) However, lower-than-expected economic growth may lead to a trade-off between ecosystem services and water supply capacity in the reservoir, which could be maintained at a lower level. The methods proposed in this paper are of significant practical importance for guiding rational reservoir water allocation and achieving coordination between ecological services and water supply capacity.

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Developing a sustainability assessment framework for integrated management of water resources systems using distributed zoning and system dynamics approaches

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

Comprehensive evaluation of water ecological environment in watersheds: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Comprehensive evaluation of water ecological environment in watersheds: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Modeling, assessment, and optimization of urban sustainability using probabilistic system dynamics

Optimizing Multi-Scenario Water Resource Allocation in Reservoirs Considering Trade-Offs between Water Demand and Ecosystem Services

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