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Optimal Scale of Urbanization with Scarce Water Resources: A Case Study in an Arid and Semi-Arid Area of China
A complex interwoven relationship exists between water resources and urbanization, which is of much interest in international water science research. To study the urban development in large cities facing water deficiency problems, it is important to identify rational thresholds of urbanization to achieve optimal utilization of limited water resources, and to promote sustainable economic and population growth and social development. A multi-objective optimization model is proposed to search for the optimal scale of urbanization of large cities with limited water resources. To solve a large-dimensional multi-objective optimization problem, the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is improved to the OENSGA-II based on the orthogonal generation method and the E-optimality method and applied to a typical arid city, Xi’an of China, which underwent rapid urbanization in recent years. For Xi’an, a statistically significant positive correlation is found between urbanization rate (Ur) and gross domestic product (GDP), domestic water, tertiary industry water, and ecological water. However, Ur is negatively correlated with the primary industry water. If the current urbanization trend continues, the water resources available are far from sufficient to support the future city of Xi’an. In this work, it was found that, by implementing restrictive water resources management and water saving measures, the economic threshold of Xi’an could be raised to 1890.3 and 2403.3 billion yuan, while the population threshold could be raised to 11.0 and 13.9 million, and Ur to 79.9% and 85.9% in 2020 and 2030, respectively. The corresponding maximum urban area to be constructed based on the projected population will be 964.81 and 1197.6 km2 in those years. It will be prudent for Xi’an to practice strict water resource management, and to allocate its water resources among various water sectors effectively and equitably to avoid major water shortage problems in the future.
Optimal Scale of Urbanization with Scarce Water Resources: A Case Study in an Arid and Semi-Arid Area of China
A complex interwoven relationship exists between water resources and urbanization, which is of much interest in international water science research. To study the urban development in large cities facing water deficiency problems, it is important to identify rational thresholds of urbanization to achieve optimal utilization of limited water resources, and to promote sustainable economic and population growth and social development. A multi-objective optimization model is proposed to search for the optimal scale of urbanization of large cities with limited water resources. To solve a large-dimensional multi-objective optimization problem, the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is improved to the OENSGA-II based on the orthogonal generation method and the E-optimality method and applied to a typical arid city, Xi’an of China, which underwent rapid urbanization in recent years. For Xi’an, a statistically significant positive correlation is found between urbanization rate (Ur) and gross domestic product (GDP), domestic water, tertiary industry water, and ecological water. However, Ur is negatively correlated with the primary industry water. If the current urbanization trend continues, the water resources available are far from sufficient to support the future city of Xi’an. In this work, it was found that, by implementing restrictive water resources management and water saving measures, the economic threshold of Xi’an could be raised to 1890.3 and 2403.3 billion yuan, while the population threshold could be raised to 11.0 and 13.9 million, and Ur to 79.9% and 85.9% in 2020 and 2030, respectively. The corresponding maximum urban area to be constructed based on the projected population will be 964.81 and 1197.6 km2 in those years. It will be prudent for Xi’an to practice strict water resource management, and to allocate its water resources among various water sectors effectively and equitably to avoid major water shortage problems in the future.
Optimal Scale of Urbanization with Scarce Water Resources: A Case Study in an Arid and Semi-Arid Area of China
Siyuan Liu (Autor:in) / Ni Wang (Autor:in) / Jiancang Xie (Autor:in) / Rengui Jiang (Autor:in) / Menglong Zhao (Autor:in)
2018
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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