Calculation and Analysis of Water Footprint in Shunyi District of Beijing

Abstract:

The water footprint and consumption pattern is an effective tool for quantitifying the volume of water resources consumption in certain region [ ].Shunyi’s water footprint in the period 2006-2010 is calculated in this article from the view of virtual water. The general water footprint in Shunyi District at the year 2010 reached 790 million m3 and water footprint per capita was 536.48 cubic meters. Shunyi 's water resource quantity per capita was 501.27 m3 in the same year and the Water Scarcity Index was 1.98. The result of calculation shows that the water resource volume of exploitation in Shunyi District of Beijing has been beyond the water resources carrying capacity.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 964-969
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.964
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Su Ling Liu, Yu Xin Wang, Xiao Hui Mao
• Keywords: Shunyi District, Water Footprint, Water Resource Carrying Capacity

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