Limits to Growth

Graham, Anne; Metz, David

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-812857-2.00004-x

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“…The Taihu basin is the core area of the economically developed Yangtze River Delta region of China, with an area of 3.69 × 104 km 2 . All the lakes in the basin are shallow, with an average depth of less than 2 m and a maximum depth of less than 3 m, and the ground elevation is generally only 2 m above sea level.…”

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“…With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, the consequent deterioration of the water environment caused by improper sewage discharge, insufficient sewage treatment capacity, and excessive water consumption seriously affects the basin's sustainable development [1]. Limits to growth theory was proposed by the Club of Rome in its study on the human predicament [2]. The idea is that "natural and social resources are finite, and as economic and social development proceeds, they will inevitably be consumed to their limits, exposing human survival and development to serious disasters".…”

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Performance Evaluation of Watershed Environment Governance—A Case Study of Taihu Basin

Huang

Hua

Dai

2022

Water

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The rapid development of urbanization and industrialization brings a series of problems of environment governance, and several basins are facing huge pressure. This paper selects the Taihu basin in the Yangtze River Delta of China as the study area, establishes the DPSIR model to measure the water environment governance performance of the region (), analyzes the causes of changes in the five subsystems (the governance performance of the subsystems is recorded as ), and uses the diagnostic model to identify the barrier factors that restrict the improvement of in the last 5 years. The results show that during the study period， of the driving force subsystem generally tends to increase and maintains a steady growth, which is closely linked to economic growth in the basin; of the pressure subsystem increases with a small fluctuation, and the pollution generation still needs attention; in the state subsystem, shows a large fluctuation, and varies significantly in a cyclical manner, corresponding to the short maintenance time and repeated treatment of pollution in the watershed; of the impact subsystem shows an overall upward but a slightly slower trend, and it is related to the fact that the industrial structure of the basin still needs to be improved; and of the response subsystem shows an overall upward trend and a slightly larger increase, and the multi-actor collaborative management has helped a lot. The main barrier factors include key cross-sections’ water quality compliance rate, the water quality compliance rate of key water function areas, water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value, and the lake trophic status index. Based on the results of the study, the article gives recommendations for watershed governance, such as controlling pollution generation, optimising industrial structure, using technological tools to help governance, sharing the cost of governance among multiple parties and strengthening supervision The findings help to make scientific environmental protection planning and policies of the study region. The research can also provide experience for other countries and regions in watershed governance.

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