Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model
The sustainable and efficient use of water resources has gained wide social concern, and the key point is to investigate the virtual water trade of the water-scarcity region and optimize water resources allocation. In this paper, we apply a multi-regional input-output model to analyze patterns and t...
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| description | The sustainable and efficient use of water resources has gained wide social concern, and the key point is to investigate the virtual water trade of the water-scarcity region and optimize water resources allocation. In this paper, we apply a multi-regional input-output model to analyze patterns and the spillover risks of the interprovincial virtual water trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt, China. The results show that: (1) The agriculture and supply sector as well as electricity and hot water production own the largest total water use coefficient, being high-risk water use sectors in the Yellow River Economic Belt. These two sectors also play a major role in the inflow and outflow of virtual water; (2) The overall situation of the Yellow River Economic Belt is virtual water inflow, but the pattern of virtual water trade between eastern and western provinces is quite different. Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia belong to the virtual water net inflow area, while the virtual water net outflow regions are concentrated in Shanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Ningxia, and Qinghai; (3) Due to higher water resource stress, Shandong and Shanxi suffer a higher cumulative risk through virtual water trade. Also, Shandong, Henan, and Inner Mongolia have a higher spillover risk to other provinces in the Yellow River Economic Belt. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f5cc9e355344952aa0fbb5de554fca82023-11-21T09:55:57ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-03-0113674810.3390/w13060748Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output ModelMing Li0Qingsong Tian1Yan Yu2Yueyan Xu3Chongguang Li4School of Economics & Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Economics & Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Economics & Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Economics & Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Economics & Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, ChinaThe sustainable and efficient use of water resources has gained wide social concern, and the key point is to investigate the virtual water trade of the water-scarcity region and optimize water resources allocation. In this paper, we apply a multi-regional input-output model to analyze patterns and the spillover risks of the interprovincial virtual water trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt, China. The results show that: (1) The agriculture and supply sector as well as electricity and hot water production own the largest total water use coefficient, being high-risk water use sectors in the Yellow River Economic Belt. These two sectors also play a major role in the inflow and outflow of virtual water; (2) The overall situation of the Yellow River Economic Belt is virtual water inflow, but the pattern of virtual water trade between eastern and western provinces is quite different. Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia belong to the virtual water net inflow area, while the virtual water net outflow regions are concentrated in Shanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Ningxia, and Qinghai; (3) Due to higher water resource stress, Shandong and Shanxi suffer a higher cumulative risk through virtual water trade. Also, Shandong, Henan, and Inner Mongolia have a higher spillover risk to other provinces in the Yellow River Economic Belt.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/6/748virtual water tradespillover riskmulti-regional input-output modelthe Yellow River Economic Belt |
| spellingShingle | Ming Li Qingsong Tian Yan Yu Yueyan Xu Chongguang Li Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model Water virtual water trade spillover risk multi-regional input-output model the Yellow River Economic Belt |
| title | Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model |
| title_full | Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model |
| title_fullStr | Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model |
| title_short | Virtual Water Trade in the Yellow River Economic Belt: A Multi-Regional Input-Output Model |
| title_sort | virtual water trade in the yellow river economic belt a multi regional input output model |
| topic | virtual water trade spillover risk multi-regional input-output model the Yellow River Economic Belt |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/6/748 |
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