Quantitative Measurement of the Sustainable Water Resource Development System in China Inspired by Dissipative Structure Theory

Abstract

In an attempt to ensure sustainable water resource development, this paper constructs a comprehensive scientific index evaluation system focused on the macro socio-economic-ecological environment. Inspired by the theory of dissipative structure, the sustainable development system of water resources is regarded as a complex and huge dissipative system. In order to effectively measure the coordinated development status and orderly evolution trend of the system, this paper uses the information entropy method to construct the measurement model of the water resources system and analyze its internal entropy flow changes. The empirical analysis of the water resources in China from 2007 to 2016 found that coordinated water resource subsystem development could achieve sustainable development, and that over the examined period, the sustainable water resource development system in China became more orderly and coordinated; therefore, the sustainable development aim is gradually being achieved.2 of 16 regional, and national economies and have put future development in jeopardy. Therefore, sustainably developing water resources has become increasingly important.However, to accurately develop sustainable water resource development systems, it is necessary to evaluate the sustainability of existing practices and initiatives, explore the impact mechanisms and evolving trends in sustainable water resource development systems, and conduct associated assessments and projections to ensure coordinated development [6]. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop a model that is able to accurately evaluate and measure the coordinated development level and the evolutionary trends for sustainable water resources. These developments assist in understanding the current state of the water evolution system and provide recommendations for future sustainable development.The remainder of this article is organized as follows. In Section 2, a comprehensive literature review on sustainable water resource development is given. In Section 3, an indicator system for sustainable water resource development is constructed, and in Section 4, the research methods, applicability, and specific steps are described. In Section 5, a case analysis is given to demonstrate the applicability of the indicator system, and in Section 6, a detailed results analysis is given. The conclusion and future prospects are given in Section 7.

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