Study on the Water Resources Efficiency from the Economic Perspective

Abstract:

In this paper, an advanced economic method is proposed in the measurement about water resources efficient (WRE), which is based on the social cycle of water resources in different economic departments and different areas. The advances of this research are as following: firstly, WRE from the economic perspective emphasizes thesocial traits of water resources which are the bases of the value of water resources; secondly, research on WRE from the economic perspective gives the special link between water resources and economy; thirdly, because the usages of water resources in different economic departments and areas are various, the measurements of Chinas WRE are run by different economic departments and various areas, and then the advance analysis are proposed. According to the research, the WRE and agricultural & industrial WRE of each province of China are calculated, and the WRE and industrial WRE decrease while agricultural WRE increase during 2001~2010.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 522-524)
• Pages: 975-978
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.522-524.975
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Xi Feng Wang, Xiang Yi Ding, Wei Li
• Keywords: Economic Perspective, Water Cycle, Water Resources Efficiency

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