[Simulation and prediction of water environmental carrying capacity in Liaoning Province based on system dynamics model]

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2009 Sep;20(9):2233-40.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

By the methods of system dynamics, a water environmental carrying capacity (WECC) model was constructed, and the dynamic trend of the WECC in Liaoning Province was simulated by using this model, in combining with analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and the vector norm method. It was predicted that under the conditions of maintaining present development schemes, the WECC in this province in 2000-2050 would be decreased year after year. Only increasing water resources supply while not implementing scientific and rational management of water environment could not improve the regional WECC, and the integration of searching for new and saving present water resources with controlling wastewater pollution and reducing sewage discharge would be the only effective way to improve the WECC and the coordinated development of economy, society, and environment in Liaoning.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Computer Simulation
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / economics*
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / methods
  • Ecology / economics
  • Ecology / methods
  • Ecosystem*
  • Environment*
  • Forecasting
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Water / analysis
  • Water Pollution / analysis
  • Water Pollution / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Water