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Challenges and prospects of sustainable groundwater management in an agricultural plain along the Silk Road Economic Belt, north-west China

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  • Jie Chen
  • Hao Wu
  • Hui Qian
  • Xinyan Li

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As a major challenge in building a new and sustainable Silk Road Economic Belt, threats induced by poor groundwater management have raised stress on the groundwater resources in the Yinchuan Plain, north-west China. In the present article, an overview of groundwater development in the plain, along with the associated negative effects, is provided. A fragmented management framework is found responsible for the poor groundwater management. Efficient and effective groundwater management will require proper attention of the local authorities to the inherent interaction among various water systems. Only with enhanced cooperation, an integrated monitoring network, strengthened scientific support and active public participation can the sustainability of groundwater management of the plain be achieved.

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  • Jie Chen & Hao Wu & Hui Qian & Xinyan Li, 2018. "Challenges and prospects of sustainable groundwater management in an agricultural plain along the Silk Road Economic Belt, north-west China," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 354-368, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:354-368
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238348
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    1. Panpan Xu & Wenwen Feng & Hui Qian & Qiying Zhang, 2019. "Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Irrigation Quality Assessment of Shallow Groundwater in the Central-Western Guanzhong Basin, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-18, April.
    2. Eric C. Edwards & Todd Guilfoos, 2021. "The Economics of Groundwater Governance Institutions across the Globe," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 43(4), pages 1571-1594, December.
    3. Sarami Foroushani, Taraneh & Balali, Hamid & Movahedi, Reza & Partelow, Stefan, 2024. "Using local knowledge to assess the sustainability of groundwater resources: applying the social-ecological systems framework to the Hamedan-Bahar Plain, Iran," EconStor Preprints 289209, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.

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