The energy-food-water nexus: Water footprint of Henan-Hubei-Hunan in China

Lu, Shilei; Zhang, Xiaoling; Peng, Hua-Rong; Skitmore, Martin; Bai, Xiaoyong; Zheng, Zhihong

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.110417

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“…Flooding is among the most dangerous natural hazards in terms of economic damages. Besides, Hunan is one of the most important agricultural production and commodity grain bases in China (Tao et al 2004;Lu et al 2021). It is appropriate to use Hunan Province as a study area, considering the particularity of its geographical features and its importance in Chinese agriculture.…”

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Using Climate Factors to Estimate Flood Economic Loss Risk

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et al. 2021

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Estimation of economic loss is essential for stakeholders to manage flood risk. Most flooding events are closely related to extreme precipitation, which is influenced by large-scale climate factors. Considering the lagged influence of climate factors, we developed a flood-risk assessment framework and used Hunan Province in China as an example to illustrate the risk assessment process. The main patterns of precipitation—as a connection between climate factors and flood economic losses—were extracted by the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis. We identified the correlative climate factors through cross-correlation analysis and established a multiple stepwise linear regression model to forecast future precipitation patterns. Risk assessment was done based on the main precipitation patterns. Because the economic dataset is limited, a Monte Carlo simulation was applied to simulate 1000-year flood loss events under each precipitation regime (rainy, dry, normal years) to obtain aggregate exceedance probability (AEP) and occurrence exceedance probability (OEP) curves. We found that precipitation has a strong influence on economic loss risk, with the highest risk in rainy years. Regional economic development imbalances are the potential reason for the varying economic loss risks in different regions of Hunan Province. As the climate indices with at least several months prediction lead time are strong indicators in predicting precipitation, the framework we developed can estimate economic loss risk several months in advance.

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Section: Estimation Of Economic Loss Probabilitymentioning

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Using Climate Factors to Estimate Flood Economic Loss Risk

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Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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“…In recent years, scholars have begun to study the relationship between corruption, resource misallocation, and EE. Corruption exacerbates resource misallocation and, in turn, impacts EE, leading to energy inefficiency (Wei and Li, 2017;Yang et al, 2018;Shibao et al, 2019Shibao et al, , 2020Shibao et al, , 2021. Local governments in China have concentrated on a large amount of capital and labor resources in some enterprises through administrative orders, which have artificially caused the misallocation of capital and labor among the industries.…”

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Does Anti-corruption Policy Influence Energy Efficiency in China?

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The Chinese government has stepped up its anti-corruption efforts since 2013; the National Energy Administration (NEA), an energy regulatory agency, has been hard hit by corruption. This paper analyzes the impact of government corruption on energy efficiency (EE) from a perspective of energy regulations and also a mechanism of the impact of corruption on EE, and then adopts statistical methods to estimate the impact of corruption on EE in China. The results show that government corruption generally has a negative effect on EE in China. The establishment of dispatched energy regulatory agencies in eastern China can significantly reduce the adverse effects of corruption on EE. Furthermore, a single threshold effect was found between corruption and EE. Finally, based on the results of an empirical analysis, suggestions for a constructive policy are put forward.

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“…All countries were eager to come for communication [40]; it was stated that "the splendor of Dongjing (Kaifeng) was unparalleled in the world." In the time in the reign of the Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, many households were owning a million assets, and the households owning one hundred thousand assets could be found everywhere in the capital Kaifeng [41]. Stores, shops, and colored flags were even covering all the sky.…”

Section: The Development Of the Grand Canal Directly Improved The Prosperity Of Kaifengmentioning

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“…Each transaction has a value of tens of millions [39]. The GNP (gross national product) was more than ten times that of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty [41]. Shiba Yoshinobu, a Japanese historian, argued that in the Song Dynasty, the long-term southward migration of the northern population, and the rapid development of the southern economy since the Three Kingdoms Period prompted the nationwide economy focus to shift southward.…”

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“…The bed accretion caused the Bianhe River to become an overground river. Thus the water transportation environment in Kaifeng became more and more deteriorated, where the functions of the canals were lost [41]. The change in the water transportation environment in which Kaifeng relied on for achieving prosperity caused a severe impact on the external economy and trade communication.…”

Section: Political Corruption In the Later Northern Song Dynasty Caused The Canals In Kaifeng To Be Under Bad Repair For A Long Timementioning

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Rise and Fall of the Grand Canal in the Ancient Kaifeng City of China: Role of the Grand Canal and Water Supply in Urban and Regional Development

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In the long history of the feudal society of China, Kaifeng played a vital role. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Kaifeng became a worldwide metropolis. The important reason was that the Grand Canal, which was excavated during the Sui Dynasty, became the main transportation artery for the political and military center of the north and the economic center of the south. Furthermore, Kaifeng was located at the center of the Grand Canal, which made it the capital of the later Northern Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty was called “the canal-centered era.” The development of the canal caused a series of major changes in the society of the Northern Song Dynasty that were different from the previous ones, which directly led to the transportation revolution, and in turn, promoted the commercial revolution and the urbanization of Kaifeng. The development of commerce contributed to the agricultural and money revolutions. After the Northern Song Dynasty, the political center moved to the south. During the Yuan Dynasty, the excavation of the Grand Canal made it so that water transport did not have to pass through the Central Plains. The relocation of the political center and the change in the canal route made Kaifeng lose the value of connecting the north and south, resulting in the long-time fall of the Bianhe River. Kaifeng, which had prospered for more than 100 years, declined gradually, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it became a common town in the Central Plains. In ancient China, the rise and fall of cities and regions were closely related to the canal, and the relationship between Kaifeng and the Grand Canal was typical. The history may provide some inspiration for the increasingly severe urban and regional sustainable development issues in contemporary times.

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The energy-food-water nexus: Water footprint of Henan-Hubei-Hunan in China

Cited by 62 publications

References 40 publications

Using Climate Factors to Estimate Flood Economic Loss Risk

Using Climate Factors to Estimate Flood Economic Loss Risk

Does Anti-corruption Policy Influence Energy Efficiency in China?

Rise and Fall of the Grand Canal in the Ancient Kaifeng City of China: Role of the Grand Canal and Water Supply in Urban and Regional Development

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