Improving the socio-ecological fit in water governance by enhancing coordination of ecosystem services used

Pahl‐Wostl, Claudia; Lukat, Evelyn; Stein, Ulf; Tröltzsch, Jenny; Yousefi, Ali

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.10.010

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“…The development of scenic water areas also provides recreational facilities for residents, and some large reservoirs have been transformed into tourist attractions, bringing significant tourism benefits to the region [15,16]. This study categorizes ecosystem services following the classification framework of Pahl-Wostl et al [24] and Zhao et al [25] into regulation, provision, support, and cultural services. Based on the engineering characteristics of reservoirs and referring to the research of Safaei et al [26] and Sun et al [27], this study summarizes a total of five sub-services that reservoirs may provide.…”

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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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