Evaluation and Countermeasures of the Implementation of the Lake Protection and Governance System in Wuhan City, Middle China

Abstract

The protection and management of lakes is closely related to people's quality of life and the rapid development of urban economy, and it is also an important aspect of realizing ecological sustainability. Hubei Province has over 1000 lakes, so the importance of the protection and governance of lakes is self-evident. Since the Lake Protection Regulations of Hubei Province came into being, Hubei Province has achieved the gradual extension and improvement of the system of responsibility for the protection of the lake. In order to understand the development of the system of responsibility for the protection of the lake and to explore the shortcomings in the implementation of the lake management system, this paper takes Wuhan city, capital of Hubei Province, as an example, as the object of research and evaluates the implementation effect of the lake protection mechanism and system after the promulgation of Hubei Province Lake Protection Regulations. According to the evaluation results, since the implementation of the regulations, the formal protection of lakes in Wuhan city has been promoted step by step, and the effect of lake management has also been remarkable. The government attaches great importance to lake protection, and the enthusiasm of government staff participating in this is increasing. However, the evaluation results also reveal some weaknesses of the current system of lake protection and governance, including the protection of lake quality, the perfection of the annual appraisal system and the administrative responsibility system, and the optimization of the lake garbage disposal system. On the basis of the results, this paper puts forward countermeasures and ideas to perfect the mechanism and system of lake protection and management in Wuhan city, in order to provide reference for the lake protection and management in other areas.

Research on Renewal Design of College Campus Based on Flood Bearing Resilience

“…Rainfall is concentrated in June and July. The average monthly evaporation and rainfall are listed in Figure 1 [22]. The east district of the CUG, Wuhan, covers an area of approximately 90,000 square meters, mainly composed of teaching buildings, graduate student dormitories, family quarters, sports fields, small parks, ponds, etc.…”

Spatiotemporal Evolution of Lakes under Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study in Wuhan, China

“…Additionally, considering the urbanization process of Wuhan and the implementation of important lake protection regulations, the images of some years are crucial for lake change study. For instance, the period from 2005 to 2014 is a vital period of urban expansion in Wuhan, and two important lake protection regulations were issued in 2005 (Detailed Rules of Wuhan Lake Protection Regulation) [15] and 2014 (Wuhan Key Lake "Three Line and One Road" Protection Planning), respectively [15,31]. Finally, the Landsat images between 1990 and 2014 and Seninel-2 images for 2019 were selected.…”

“…Previous studies proposed different ranges ranging from several meters to hundreds of meters for lakefront zone [18,38]. Based on the delimitation of lakefront area determined by the Regulation of Hubei Province on Lake Protection issued by the government [31], we calculated the proportion of IS and the RSEI in the 500 m lakefront area of each lake, which can reflect both the ecology and urban construction situation in the lakefront area and help to analyze the influence of protection regulations on lake changes.…”

“…Then, after 2000, with the improvement of lake protection awareness, a series of lake protection plans and regulations were implemented, such as the Wuhan Lake Protection Regulations (implemented in 2002), a key lake shoreline protection (implemented since 2014) [15]. In 2018, the master plan for lake protection in Wuhan was promulgated [31], which defined the classification and functional orientation of 166 lakes in Wuhan, and put forward countermeasures for lake protection from multiple perspectives, such as lakefront area management, lake resources and ecology protection, and lake pollution control. The implementation of these protection measures marks the transformation of lake protection from the formulation of the legal system to the implementation level of specific protections.…”

Temporal Characteristics of Waterfronts in Wuhan City and People’s Behavioral Preferences Based on Social Media Data

“…The bodies of water account for 25% of the total urban area. In 2012, a total of 166 lakes of various sizes were found in Wuhan [36], and water is the unique feature of this city. In the transitional period of social development and in response to national strategy, Wuhan is changing the layouts and developments of urban waterfronts, devoted to explore a way for the ecological city construction of metropolis to let waterfront spaces come back as the core of urban life [37].…”