TY - JOUR
T1 - Water congestion efficiency of regions in China
AU - Hu, Jin-Li
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - This study measures the water congestion efficiency of 30 regions in China during 2003 to 2012, using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. The results show that 23 out of 30 regions face a situation of congestion. For all types of water use, the water efficiency of consumption water is better than ecological protection water, which is better than industry water, whereas agriculture water shows the most serious input congestion. In order to improve water efficiency, China should place greater emphasis on water savings, apply new technologies, and revise its regional development planning.
AB - This study measures the water congestion efficiency of 30 regions in China during 2003 to 2012, using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. The results show that 23 out of 30 regions face a situation of congestion. For all types of water use, the water efficiency of consumption water is better than ecological protection water, which is better than industry water, whereas agriculture water shows the most serious input congestion. In order to improve water efficiency, China should place greater emphasis on water savings, apply new technologies, and revise its regional development planning.
KW - Water efficiency
KW - input congestion
KW - data envelopment analysis
UR - http://ewra.net/wuj/pdf/WUJ_2017_17_02.pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 1792-748X
VL - 17
SP - 19
EP - 34
JO - Water Utility Journal
JF - Water Utility Journal
ER -