An Integrated Assessment and Factor Analysis of Water Related Environmental Risk to Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

doi:10.3390/w13162140

	An Integrated Assessment and Factor Analysis of Water Related Environmental Risk to Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
	Cui, Xiaolin 1; Wu, Jia 1; Li, Zhihui 2,3; Peng, Lu 2,3; Shen, Zhan 1; Bi, Jia 4
刊名	WATER
	2021-08-01
卷号	13 期号:16 页码:17
关键词	water-related environmental risk assessment entropy weight method obstacle degree model risk management Yangtze River Economic Belt
DOI	10.3390/w13162140
通讯作者	Li, Zhihui(lizhihui@igsnrr.ac.cn)
英文摘要	With rapid development of the economy and urbanization, water-related environmental risk in urban areas has increased and hindered social-economic development and ecological protection. The assessment of water-related environmental risk is of vital importance to the sustainable development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB). This study constructed a comprehensive assessment index system for water-related environmental risks from three perspectives: the hazards posed by risk sources, the effectiveness of the control mechanisms, and the vulnerability of the risk receptors. Employing the entropy method, the water-related environmental risks of cities in the YREB from 2000 to 2015 were comprehensively evaluated, and the obstacle degree model was used to analyze the associated influencing factors of the water-related environmental risk. The results showed that the overall level of water-related environmental risk of the YREB presented a significant spatial gradient characterized by "downstream risk > midstream risk > upstream risk". The areas with higher risks were mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Delta in the downstream area, and Wuhan and Changsha in the midstream area, where their risk receptors were highly vulnerable, and efforts should be made to improve the resilience of these areas. In terms of temporal change, the average value of the comprehensive water-related environmental risk of the YREB dropped from 0.493 in 2005 to 0.392 in 2015, with a reduction rate ranging from about 16.55 to 25.76%. The number of cities with medium-high to high risk had gradually decreased, and the number of cities with medium, medium-low, and low risk continued to increase. The water-related environmental risk of the YREB as a whole is in the transition stage from high risk level to medium and low risk level. Specifically, the hazards posed by risk sources had increased continually, and especially increased significantly in the midstream of the YREB; the effectiveness of risk control mechanisms had increased throughout the region, with downstream cities mainly having a high level of effectiveness; the areas with high vulnerability of the risk receptors were mainly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta and showed an upward trend. Overall, the main source of water-related environmental risks and differences among the upstream, midstream and downstream cities had shifted from the hazards posed by risk sources to the effectiveness of risk control mechanisms and the vulnerability of the risk receptor. The main factors affecting the water-related environmental risk in the order of average obstacle degree were per capita GDP (34.43%), the number of beds per thousand people (18.70%) and the industrial structure height (15.55%). Therefore, promoting the adjustment of industrial structure, improving economic efficiency, developing the regional social economy, and improving and perfecting the construction of environmental protection infrastructure are effective ways to realize the mitigation and resolution of water-related environmental risks.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41890824] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71804175] ; Ministry of Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund[17YJC790122]
WOS关键词	FRAMEWORK ; SUSTAINABILITY ; QUALITY ; REGION ; AREAS
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000689809600001
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Ministry of Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/165238]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Li, Zhihui
作者单位	1.Xian Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Geomat, Xian 710054, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Beijing Forestry Univ, Sch Soil & Water Conservat, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cui, Xiaolin,Wu, Jia,Li, Zhihui,et al. An Integrated Assessment and Factor Analysis of Water Related Environmental Risk to Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt[J]. WATER,2021,13(16):17.
APA	Cui, Xiaolin,Wu, Jia,Li, Zhihui,Peng, Lu,Shen, Zhan,&Bi, Jia.(2021).An Integrated Assessment and Factor Analysis of Water Related Environmental Risk to Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.WATER,13(16),17.
MLA	Cui, Xiaolin,et al."An Integrated Assessment and Factor Analysis of Water Related Environmental Risk to Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt".WATER 13.16(2021):17.