Reframing water demand management: a new co-governance framework coupling supply-side and demand-side solutions toward sustainability
Yueyi Liu,Hang Zheng,and Jianshi Zhao
Yueyi Liu
School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523808, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Disaster Prevention and Emergency Technologies for Urban Lifeline Engineering, Dongguan, 523808, China
School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523808, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Disaster Prevention and Emergency Technologies for Urban Lifeline Engineering, Dongguan, 523808, China
Global climate change is causing some previously arid regions to become more humid. Economic downturns in these areas are leading to a decrease in water demand. These factors are further leading to a certain level of under-utilization of existing water supply projects in the area. This study finds that actively releasing ecological water increases the sustainability of these water supply projects. The cost of ecological water supply can be recovered by investment in water-related businesses.
Global climate change is causing some previously arid regions to become more humid. Economic...
