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Study on Coupling Coordination Relationship Between Water Use Efficiency and Economic Development

Version 1 : Received: 5 February 2020 / Approved: 6 February 2020 / Online: 6 February 2020 (10:48:09 CET)

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Xu, W.; Zhang, X.; Xu, Q.; Gong, H.; Li, Q.; Liu, B.; Zhang, J. Study on the Coupling Coordination Relationship between Water-Use Efficiency and Economic Development. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1246. Xu, W.; Zhang, X.; Xu, Q.; Gong, H.; Li, Q.; Liu, B.; Zhang, J. Study on the Coupling Coordination Relationship between Water-Use Efficiency and Economic Development. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1246.

Abstract

In order to realize the sustainable utilization of water resources and the sustainable development of economy, the evaluation index system of water use efficiency system and economic development system was constructed. Entropy weight method and comprehensive evaluation method were adopted to determine the index weights and conduct comprehensive evaluation for the two systems. The coupling coordination model was used to calculate the coupling degree, coordination degree and coupling coordination degree of the two systems. The annual coupling stage and coupling coordination intensity of the two systems were analyzed and determined. The results showed that the comprehensive evaluation values of both water use efficiency system and economic development system in Jinan City increased greatly from 2008 to 2017, and showed a changing trend of ups and downs. The two systems were in the antagonistic stage, and were gradually approaching the running-in stage, indicating that they were in the state of common development. The coupling coordination degree of the two systems gradually increased in waves, progressed from the moderately to the highly coordinated coupling. In the future, if the water control path appropriate to Jinan City can be explored actively, the water-saving kinetic energy of economic development can be increased constantly, and the linkage effect between economic development and water resources utilization can be given full play to, the two systems will be in the orbit with the benign interaction and healthy harmonious development.

Keywords

water use efficiency; economic development; comprehensive evaluation; coupling coordination; Jinan City

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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