Simulation and control of the linked systems of water quantity–water quality–socio-economics in the Huaihe River basin

8Citations
Citations of this article
26Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

Since the 1980s, inappropriate human activities and excessive water-resource exploitation have had a serious impact on the water environment of the Huaihe River basin. Water shortage and water pollution are both important factors restricting local socio-economic development. To demonstrate the interactions between the socio-economic system and the water-resource system, a physically-based hydro-economic model was developed. After division of the basin into sub-regions, a distributed model was developed that describes the combined systems of water quantity–water quality–socio-economics (WQQSE), and simulates ƒthe changing processes of water quantity and water quality from 1991 to 2000. On the basis of this hydro-economic model, an optimal-control model was also developed to research the maximum sustainable socio-economic scale of the river basin by considering hydro-economic interactions, water supply, water quality and socio-economic development constraints. The results demonstrate that the models developed can be used to depict the hydro-economic interaction and to indicate preferable management strategies to meet the development needs of the future. EDITOR D. Koutsoyiannis; ASSOCIATE EDITOR Not assigned

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Dou, M., Zuo, Q., Ma, J., & Li, G. (2016). Simulation and control of the linked systems of water quantity–water quality–socio-economics in the Huaihe River basin. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 61(4), 763–774. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2014.959953

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free