A simultaneous Approach to water-resource protection and economic structural adjustment -A case Study of Guanzhong Region in the Huanghe River Basin, China

摘要

A regional multiple objective water-resource and economic optimization model was developed using a quantita- tive method of systematic analysis. Input to the model includes indexes of economic structure and development, wa- ter-resource utilization, wastewater and pollutant discharge, and investment in wastewater treatment. The model, which consists of production-structure and industrial-structure optimization modules, was applied to the Guanzhong region in the middle reaches of the Huange (Yelow) River basin in China.