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Tele-connecting water consumption in Tibet: Patterns and socio-economic driving factors for virtual water trades | |
Sun, Siao1![]() ![]() ![]() | |
2019-10-01 | |
Source Publication | JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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ISSN | 0959-6526 |
Volume | 233Pages:1250-1258 |
Corresponding Author | Bao, Chao(baoc@igsnrr.ac.cn) ; Tang, Zhipeng(tangzp@igsnrr.ac.cn) |
Abstract | As the headwaters region of many major Asian rivers and one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world, Tibet is an important strategic water resources and ecological conservation district in China. Although Tibet has developed increasing economic links with external regions, the virtual water (VW) interactions have rarely been discussed due to data unavailability. In this study, based on a newly released China multiple-regional input-output table in 2012, Tibet's local water use is analyzed by associating it with interregional-level trades in China. The structural decomposition analysis (SDA), which is conventionally applied to trace influencing factors for temporal changes of environmental variables, is adapted to examine socio-economic determinants of net VW trade in Tibet. The results indicate that Tibet is a net VW exporter, providing 577.5 million m(3) net VW to other provinces. The SDA results provide quantified effects of different factors. Tibet's low direct water use intensity and water intensive dominated export structure contribute 1048.6 and 738.9 million m(3) net VW exports, respectively. In contrast, the trade volume of commodities and production structure contribute to offsetting the net VW export 1140.7 and 69.4 million m(3), respectively. Policies are informed towards sustainable water resources uses and management. Measures including resources use efficiency improvement, industry upgrade towards a less resource intensive production structure and material support from external regions are suggested, highlighting the importance of strengthening coordination between Tibet and downstream regions. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Keyword | Input-output analysis Net virtual water trade Structural decomposition analysis Tibet Virtual water Water footprint |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.141 |
WOS Keyword | STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS ; INPUT-OUTPUT-ANALYSIS ; HAIHE RIVER-BASIN ; CO2 EMISSIONS ; FOOTPRINT ; CHINA ; EFFICIENCY ; PLATEAU ; ENERGY ; FLOWS |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Funding Project | Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDA20040401] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41730645] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41790424] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41601167] |
Funding Organization | Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China |
WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS Subject | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000479025500101 |
Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/68847 |
Collection | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
Corresponding Author | Bao, Chao; Tang, Zhipeng |
Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Reg Sustainable Dev Modeling, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Sun, Siao,Bao, Chao,Tang, Zhipeng. Tele-connecting water consumption in Tibet: Patterns and socio-economic driving factors for virtual water trades[J]. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,2019,233:1250-1258. |
APA | Sun, Siao,Bao, Chao,&Tang, Zhipeng.(2019).Tele-connecting water consumption in Tibet: Patterns and socio-economic driving factors for virtual water trades.JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,233,1250-1258. |
MLA | Sun, Siao,et al."Tele-connecting water consumption in Tibet: Patterns and socio-economic driving factors for virtual water trades".JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 233(2019):1250-1258. |
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