Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China
Concerns regarding food security and sustainable development have been highlighted as a result of water scarcity and growing urbanization. It is imperative to look into their relationship. This study examines the impact of urbanization on agricultural water efficiency (AWE) in China utilizing China...
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| author | Deyang Li Hongxu Shi Peihua Ma Shuning Zhu Hao Xu |
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| description | Concerns regarding food security and sustainable development have been highlighted as a result of water scarcity and growing urbanization. It is imperative to look into their relationship. This study examines the impact of urbanization on agricultural water efficiency (AWE) in China utilizing China province-level panel data from 2002 to 2019. The findings indicate that urbanization has a U-shaped relationship with AWE, meaning that urbanization first had a detrimental effect on AWE before reversing course. These findings are robust to the inclusion of three measures of urbanization and the estimation of the instrumental variable method. Structural equation modeling of the underlying mechanisms demonstrates that, at higher levels of urbanization, planting structure and irrigation facilities partially mediate the urbanization-AWE relationship; the mediate effects account for between 27.3% and 100% of total effects, depending on the urbanization measurement used. China should continue investing in rural irrigation infrastructure as it urbanizes, as this would improve water efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72ebc80662df4e68a9cbd410fd4057832023-11-30T22:06:23ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-07-011414217610.3390/w14142176Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from ChinaDeyang Li0Hongxu Shi1Peihua Ma2Shuning Zhu3Hao Xu4School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaSchool of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USASchool of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaSchool of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, ChinaConcerns regarding food security and sustainable development have been highlighted as a result of water scarcity and growing urbanization. It is imperative to look into their relationship. This study examines the impact of urbanization on agricultural water efficiency (AWE) in China utilizing China province-level panel data from 2002 to 2019. The findings indicate that urbanization has a U-shaped relationship with AWE, meaning that urbanization first had a detrimental effect on AWE before reversing course. These findings are robust to the inclusion of three measures of urbanization and the estimation of the instrumental variable method. Structural equation modeling of the underlying mechanisms demonstrates that, at higher levels of urbanization, planting structure and irrigation facilities partially mediate the urbanization-AWE relationship; the mediate effects account for between 27.3% and 100% of total effects, depending on the urbanization measurement used. China should continue investing in rural irrigation infrastructure as it urbanizes, as this would improve water efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/14/2176agricultural water efficiencyurbanizationU-shape curvestructural equation modelingsupper efficiency DEA method |
| spellingShingle | Deyang Li Hongxu Shi Peihua Ma Shuning Zhu Hao Xu Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China Water agricultural water efficiency urbanization U-shape curve structural equation modeling supper efficiency DEA method |
| title | Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China |
| title_full | Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China |
| title_short | Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China |
| title_sort | understanding the mechanism of urbanization affect agricultural water efficiency evidence from china |
| topic | agricultural water efficiency urbanization U-shape curve structural equation modeling supper efficiency DEA method |
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