A study of benefits compensation mechanism for agricultural water rights trading under the restriction of ecological reconstruction: case study of Shiyang River basin

Agricultural water allocation system based on priority rights has caused regional conJtiets and downstream ecological degradation.It is the urgent need to introduce the concept of the initial water rights and establish benefits compensation mechanism to resolve such problems.This paper takes the Shivang River basin as an example to calculate the opportunity cost of 0.97×108m3 of agricultural water encroached by the middle reach based on initial water right allocation system under which water is allocated in accordance with the ratio between agricultural population of two different regions concerning the downstream ecological reconstruction needs with Bio-economic model (BEM).The results suggest that the total economic loss of Minqin County for ecological econstruction amounts to 2.57×108 yuan,of which 1.68×108 yuan is ecological compensation,representing the economic loss Minqin suffered for ecological reconstruction which should burden beneficial groups of eeological reconstruction and 0.89×108 yuan is the economic loss Minqin suffered due to Liangzhou's encroachment behavior which should be compensated by Liangzhou.     

The blue, green and grey water footprint of rice from production and consumption perspectives

The paper makes a global assessment of the green, blue and grey water footprint of rice, using a higher spatial resolution and local data on actual irrigation. The national water footprint of rice production and consumption is estimated using international trade and domestic production data. The global water footprint of rice production is 784 km³/year with an average of 1325 m³/t which is 48% green, 44% blue, and 8% grey. There is also 1025 m³/t of percolation in rice production. The ratio of green to blue water varies greatly over time and space. In India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines, the green water fraction is substantially larger than the blue one, whereas in the USA and Pakistan the blue water footprint is 4 times more than the green component. The virtual water flows related to international rice trade was 31 km³/year. The consumption of rice products in the EU27 is responsible for the annual evaporation of 2279 Mm³ of water and polluted return flows of 178 Mm³ around the globe, mainly in India, Thailand, the USA and Pakistan. The water footprint of rice consumption creates relatively low stress on the water resources in India compared to that in the USA and Pakistan.     

资源消耗与经济增长关系的实证分析——以安徽省为例

协调资源消耗与经济增长的关系,是社会经济可持续发展过程中面临的重要问题。本文综合运用生态足迹、协整理论及误差修正模型,实证了安徽省资源消耗与经济增长之间的关系。在计算1990～2004年安徽省各项生态足迹的基础上,分析了GDP与各种足迹之间的长期均衡关系。结果表明GDP分别与总生态足迹、能源足迹、水域足迹之间存在协整关系,而与耕地足迹、草地足迹、林地足迹、建筑足迹不存在协整关系,说明安徽省经济发展属于能源、资源消耗型,增加1%的GDP产出需要增加0.58%的生态足迹,且分别需要增加0.10%的能源足迹和0.32%的水域足迹。据此提出了转变经济发展方式,实现安徽省经济可持续发展的政策建议。     

绿水青山转化为金山银山:评价与路径——以北京市密云区为例

分析区域生态资源环境发展特点,对区域绿色经济发展条件进行总结评价是让绿水青山转化为金山银山的重要前提。以北京重要生态涵养区密云为例,构建密云区绿色经济发展评价指标体系,基于熵权法构建评价模型,从经济效益维度、社会效益维度、资源环境维度和政策支撑维度对密云区绿色经济发展状况进行综合评价,进而对密云区生态系统和经济系统的协调程度进行测度。找出绿色经济发展和转换路径中存在的问题,从建立市场化生态补偿长效协作机制、绿色金融发展体系、绿色科技创新激励政策、绿色产业转型模式四个方面提出措施建议。     

Agricultural impacts on water quality and implications for virtual water trading decisions

Research on the flow of virtual water associated with agricultural crop production and trade has focussed almost entirely on water quantity. It is pertinent to consider and quantify the opportunity costs in terms of reduced water quality associated with crop production. This paper investigates the impacts of water quality on virtual water trading by creating a proxy for water quality impacts by calculating the amount of water required to dilute nonpoint-source agrochemical inputs to relevant water quality guideline values. The quantity of water required for dilution of five agrochemicals (two nutrients; nitrogen and phosphorus and three insecticides; azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos and endosulfan) was estimated for five crops in South Africa (maize, wheat, sugar cane, citrus and cotton) and compared to consumption of irrigation water (blue water) and rainfall (green water) for the same crops. Results indicate that the volume of water required for dilution is similar to the total sum of green and blue water required for crop production, but significantly greater than blue water use (irrigation use). For all crops phosphorus losses require greater amounts of water for dilution than for nitrogen, while pesticides result in the greatest water quality use. Estimates of water quality use are based on assumptions for a number of input variables (i.e. fertilizer application rates, percentage loss of agrochemicals from cropped areas). A Monte Carlo analysis (5000 iterations) was run to randomly select input variables from within defined ranges. Water quality use was calculated and expressed as a factor of blue water use. For all crops the average factor indicated that the volume of water required for dilution of all agrochemicals was greater than that required for irrigation. The results of this study clearly indicate that the impacts of agriculture on water quality need to be considered in virtual water trading scenarios. The incorporation of a method to predict impacts on water quality provides a comparative tool which generates a more holistic frame of reference for decision making with regard to impacts on the water resource and virtual water trading.     

Analyses of water footprint of Beijing in an interregional input-output framework

Beijing is under severe water resource pressure due to the rapid economic development and growing population. This study quantitatively evaluates the water footprint of Beijing in an interregional input-output framework with a focus on blue water resources and uses. The inter-connections of water resources between Beijing and other provinces are analyzed with a sectoral specification. The results show that the total water footprint of Beijing is 4498.4 10⁶ m³/year, of which 51% is from the external water footprint acquired through virtual water import. Agriculture has the highest water footprint of 1524.5 10⁶ m³/year with 56% coming from external sources. The main virtual water provider for Beijing is Hebei, another water scarce region, from which Beijing receives virtual water of 373.3 10⁶ m³/year with 40% from agriculture. The results of this study suggest that the interregional trade coordination, especially for the main sectors with high water use intensity, is important for enhancing the efficiency of regional and national water resource utilization.     

The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands: Global water use as a result of domestic consumption of agricultural commodities

The volume of international trade in agricultural commodities is increasing faster than the global volume of production, which is an indicator of growing international dependencies in the area of food supply. Although less obvious, it also implies growing international dependencies in the field of water supply. By importing food, countries also import water in virtual form. The aim of the paper is to assess the water footprints of Morocco, a semi-arid/arid country, and the Netherlands, a humid country. The water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water used for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country. The internal water footprint is the volume of water used from domestic water resources; the external water footprint is the volume of water used in other countries to produce goods and services imported and consumed by the inhabitants of the country. The study shows that both Morocco and the Netherlands import more water in virtual form (in the form of water-intensive agricultural commodities) than they export, which makes them dependent on water resources elsewhere in the world. The water footprint calculations show that Morocco depends for 14% on water resources outside its own borders, while the Netherlands depend on foreign water resources for 95%. It is shown that international trade can result in global water saving when a water-intensive commodity is traded from an area where it is produced with high water productivity to an area with lower water productivity. If Morocco had to domestically produce the products that are now imported from the Netherlands, it would require 780 million m³/year. However, the imported products from the Netherlands were actually produced with only 140 million m³/year, which implies a global water saving of 640 million m³/year.     

基于改进价值当量因子的北京市生态-经济协调度实证分析

从城市生态经济系统协调的视角,构建生态系统服务价值和生态经济协调度指数测算模型框架。以北京市16个辖区为基本研究单元,基于修正后的当量因子法,利用北京市2009—2018年土地利用相关数据,对北京市辖区10年间的生态系统服务价值进行了动态估算,并分析了10年间生态-经济协调度的变动规律。研究结果表明:近10年人类活动或自然环境变化对未利用土地的影响最大,其次是建设用地、园地、耕地、水域及水利设施用地、草地、林地;生态系统服务总价值均呈现总体增长趋势,密云区、怀柔区、延庆区占比前三;大部分地区生态经济协调度总体上升为较高协调,局部生态经济协调度没有改善,整体生态经济协调度较好。并根据北京市的生态服务价值与土地利用动态变化特点,综合考虑生态-经济协调度发展等级分类等情况,提出北京市生态-经济协调发展及土地利用优化的对策和措施。     

The external water footprint of the Netherlands: Geographically-explicit quantification and impact assessment

This study quantifies the external water footprint of the Netherlands by partner country and import product and assesses the impact of this footprint by contrasting the geographically-explicit water footprint with water scarcity in the different parts of the world. The total water footprint of the Netherlands is estimated to be about 2300 m³/year/cap, of which 67% relates to the consumption of agricultural goods, 31% to the consumption of industrial goods, and 2% to domestic water use. The Dutch water footprint related to the consumption of agricultural goods, is composed as follows: 46% related to livestock products; 17% oil crops and oil from oil crops; 12% coffee, tea, cocoa and tobacco; 8% cereals and beer; 6% cotton products; 5% fruits; and 6% other agricultural products. About 11% of the water footprint of the Netherlands is internal and 89% is external. Only 44% of virtual-water import relates to products consumed in the Netherlands, thus constituting the external water footprint. For agricultural products this is 40% and for industrial products this is 60%. The remaining 56% of the virtual-water import to the Netherlands is re-exported. The impact of the external water footprint of Dutch consumers is highest in countries that experience serious water scarcity. Based on indicators for water scarcity the following eight countries have been identified as most seriously affected: China; India; Spain; Turkey; Pakistan; Sudan; South Africa; and Mexico. This study shows that Dutch consumption implies the use of water resources throughout the world, with significant impacts in water-scarce regions.     

银川市生态经济可持续发展研究

生态足迹模型是评价区域可持续发展水平和能力的科学方法之一,为制定区域可持续发展政策提供了重要科技支撑。文章基于改进生态足迹方法,在生态经济系统框架下构建生态足迹变化驱动力指标体系,运用地理探测器分析了银川市2009—2017年生态经济发展状况。结果显示:银川市人均生态足迹总体呈增长趋势,人均生态承载力持续下降,生态赤字较高,生态压力较大;生态足迹分布趋向失衡,生态经济系统稳定性降低,但区域可持续发展能力指数稳步增长;经济系统对银川市生态足迹变化起主导作用,总体表现为"经济子系统>生态子系统>技术子系统"。应从生态、经济、技术三方面采取措施提升银川市生态经济系统可持续发展能力。     

Human appropriation of natural capital: A comparison of ecological footprint and water footprint analysis

The water footprint concept introduced in 2002 is an analogue of the ecological footprint concept originating from the 1990s. Whereas the ecological footprint (EF) denotes the bioproductive area (hectares) needed to sustain a population, the water footprint (WF) represents the freshwater volume (cubic metres per year) required. In elaborating the WF concept into a well-defined quantifiable indicator, a number of methodological issues have been addressed, with many similarities to the methodological concerns in EF analysis. The methodology followed in WF studies is in most cases analogous to the methodology taken in EF studies, but deviates at some points. Well-reasoned it has been chosen for instance to specifically take into account the source and production circumstances of products and assess the actual water use involved, thus not taking global averages. As a result one can exactly localise the spatial distribution of a water footprint of a country. With respect to the outcome of the footprint estimates, one can see both similarities and striking differences. Food consumption for instance contributes significantly to both the EF and the WF, but mobility (and associated energy use) is very important only for the EF. From a sustainability perspective, the WF of a country tells another story and thus at times will put particular development strategies in a different perspective. The paper reviews and compares the methodologies in EF and WF studies, compares nation's footprint estimates and suggests how the two concepts can be interpreted in relation to one another. The key conclusion is that the two concepts are to be regarded as complementary in the sustainability debate.     

武汉城市圈生态足迹分析

根据武汉城市圈各城市1999—2008年统计年鉴的数据,运用生态足迹模型对武汉城市圈各城市2008年的生态足迹进行实证分析后显示：2008年武汉城市圈各城市生态足迹差异较大,生态足迹供需结构存在明显的不对称,虽然1999—2008年各城市资源利用效率有所提高,但仍然处于不可持续发展状态。     

黄河流域水资源生态系统服务价值时空变化及驱动分析——以关中平原城市群为例

黄河流域城市群的发展面临着水资源刚性约束强、跨域治理难度大、承载力不足等问题的严峻挑战。采用环境经济核算方法与水足迹评估了关中平原城市群水资源生态系统服务价值，在描述时空演变特征的基础上揭示了社会经济因素对价值变化的驱动作用。结果表明，生态系统服务价值平稳增长，呈现东南部高于西北部的区域差异特点。价值变化受农业总产值与第二产业生产总值的影响较大，城镇化率、旅游人数等也是主要影响因素。建议把生态系统服务价值纳入到城市水治理中，通过调整城市产业结构与人口密度、推进跨域协同等措施加快绿色转型。本文探索性地编制城市群水资源生态系统账户并进行了核算，为突出生态服务功能在水资源保护与利用提供了科学依据。     

Application of ecological footprint in ecological industrial systems：a study case of maize-MSG production systems

To improve the comparability of the research results of ecological industry, the ecological footprint is appliedto analyze the resource utilization and environmental pollution in various subsystems, taking maize-MSG as a case.Results show that the production process from maize to MSG is a extended process of ecological footprint, and that theecological footprint of the maize production is the biggest; the extension of ecological footprint is followed by the increaseof footprint profit, which means that the extension of production chain is an important method to improve the resourcesprofit; the systems have a big proportion of the indirect energy ecological footprint; the air and water pollution in MSGsubsystem is the most serious. At last, it can be identified that ecological footprint is a good method to measure resourceutilization and environmental pollution in various subsystems of an integrated ecological industry.     

海南岛自然生态系统服务价值评估

以卫星遥感影像为基础,运用"3S"技术,解译并统计了海南岛陆地自然生态系统的类型和面积,利用生态经济相关理论基础,评估计算出年海南岛陆地自然生态系统服务价值。结果表明,2008年海南岛自然生态系统服务价值约2198×108元,是当年全省GDP的1.5倍;森林生态系统的服务价值占四类生态系统(森林、草地、湿地和淡水)服务价值的81.77%,单位面积价值量达3260×104元/km2;自然生态系统在维持营养物质循环、水调节、大气调节等方面的间接使用价值约2076×108元,是直接使用价值的17.0倍。研究首次建立了针对海南岛陆地生态系统服务价值全面的评估体系,并在评估方法上择优、改进,对海南岛自然生态系统服务价值监测体系的构建及深入研究具有重要意义。     

Ecological footprint accounting in the life cycle assessment of products

We present and discuss ecological footprint (EF) calculations for a large number of products and services consumed in the western economy. Product-specific EFs were calculated from consistent and quality-controlled life cycle information of 2630 products and services, including energy, materials, transport, waste treatment and infrastructural processes. We formed 19 homogeneous product/process subgroups for further analysis, containing in total 1549 processes. Per group, the average contribution of two types of land occupation (direct and energy related) to the total EF was derived. It was found that the ecological footprint of the majority of products is dominated by the consumption of non-renewable energy. Notable exceptions are the EFs of biomass energy, hydro energy, paper and cardboard, and agricultural products with a relatively high contribution of direct land occupation. We also compared the ecological footprint results with the results of a commonly used life cycle impact assessment method, the Ecoindicator 99 (EI). It was found that the majority of the products have an EF/EI ratio of around 30 m²-eq. yr/ecopoint ± a factor of 5. The typical ratio reduces to 25 m² yr/ecopoints by excluding the arbitrary EF for nuclear energy demand. The relatively small variation of this ratio implies that the use of land and use of fossil fuels are important drivers of overall environmental impact. Ecological footprints may therefore serve as a screening indicator for environmental performance. However, our results also show that the usefulness of EF as a stand-alone indicator for environmental impact is limited for product life cycles with relative high mineral consumption and process-specific metal and dust emissions. For these products the EF/EI ratio can substantially deviate from the average value. Finally, we suggest that the ecological footprint product data provided in this paper can be used to improve the footprint estimates of production, import and export of products on a national scale and footprint estimates of various lifestyles.     

Input–output analysis of virtual water transfers: Case study of California and Illinois

Increasing pressures on water resources in the two economically important states of California (CA) and Illinois (IL) have created a need for critical information related to sustainable water use and management. This paper applies input–output (IO) analysis to evaluate water use and quantify virtual water transfers involving the two states. Results show that aquaculture requires the largest input of direct water per unit of economic output, followed by crops, power generation, livestock, mining, services, domestic, and industry. Low water use intensity industry and services sectors contributed the largest proportions of value added and employee compensation. In 2008, the two states were net virtual exporters, with CA exporting 1.3 times the net export volume of IL. More than 72% of virtual water exports for each state originated from the high total water use intensity but low value added crops sector, with irrigation and rainfall contributing 99% and 97% of the crop-related exports for CA and IL, respectively. Virtual water export volumes were 59% for CA and 71% for IL when compared to actual water use. These results highlight the need to consider water use efficiency and opportunity cost when managing water under scarcity conditions.     

土地利用持续性的生态足迹评价法

本文运用生态足迹模型和灰色预测法,基于生态可持续性评估方法度量人地协调性,探讨土地可持续利用的生态足迹评价法。研究结果表明随着人口增长和经济发展,我国土地利用状况不断变化,1978年开始出现生态赤字,并持续增长,直到1996年开始稍有缓和,但土地利用仍处于非可持续状态。作者认为生态足迹评价法能定量地反映土地利用和经济发展的协调性,引导人类社会积极采取应对措施,促进土地可持续利用。     

武汉市蓝绿基础设施调节和支持服务 价值评估研究

城市蓝绿基础设施为城市提供着多种类型的调节和支持服务。以武汉市域范围内的蓝绿基础设施为研究对象,以遥感影像和相关研究资料为基础,综合多种类型的生态系统服务评估方法,计算了1987—2015年间,武汉市中心建成区,都市发展区和城市远郊区3个研究区域水文调节、水质净化、固碳释氧、空气净化、噪声降低、气候调节和生物多样性保护7项调节和支持服务的量化收益和货币价值。最后对蓝绿基础设施的调节和支持服务在价值总量、单位效能、供需平衡、空间分布和时间变化等方面的规律进行了分析。     

重庆市水资源生态足迹与生态承载力分析

利用水资源生态足迹分析方法对重庆市2000～2009年的水资源生态足迹、生态承载力进行了分析。重庆市历年水资源承载力大于水资源生态足迹,存在一定的生态盈余,水资源生态承载力受干旱等自然灾害影响较大。重庆市水资源生态足迹在逐年提高,万元国内生产总值水资源生态足迹在逐年下降,水资源开发利用程度和利用效率逐步提高。重点讨论了水资源生态足迹在三次产业间和城乡间的差异。