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Revealing the driving factors for structure changes of regional water consumption: an empirical study of the middle route project of the South-to-North Water Diversion in China

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  • Yuntong Zhao

    (Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology)

  • Li Guo

    (Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology)

  • Yun Li

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Yixin Zhu

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Zhe Cheng

    (Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology)

Abstract

The South-to-North Water Diversion (SNWD) is a mega water infrastructure project that aims to alleviate the water shortage in northern China and promote regional sustainable development. To quantitatively evaluates the structure changes and driving factors of water consumption in the four provinces along the middle route project of SNWD (MRP-SNWD) after the operation of the MRP-SNWD, this study takes domestic, agricultural, and industrial water consumption as the objects, employs the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) model to identify the changes in water consumption and the contribution rate of the driving effects based on data from 2014 to 2020. The structure, technical, economic, population, irrigation, and production effects have varied degrees of influence on regional demotic, agricultural, and industrial water consumption. Additionally, there is a significant spatial variability in the contribution rates of the driving forces behind water consumption changes. This study contributes to integrated water resources management and sustainable water development by providing a scientific basis for efficient use of regional water resources.

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  • Yuntong Zhao & Li Guo & Yun Li & Yixin Zhu & Zhe Cheng, 2025. "Revealing the driving factors for structure changes of regional water consumption: an empirical study of the middle route project of the South-to-North Water Diversion in China," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(5), pages 10415-10438, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:5:d:10.1007_s10668-023-04316-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-04316-4
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