Integrated water resources management and modeling: A case study of Bow river basin, Canada

Wang, Kai1,2,3; Davies, Evan G. R.1; Liu, Junguo2,3

2019-12-10

10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118242

Journal of Cleaner Production   影响因子和分区

0959-6526

1879-1786

This paper introduces a comprehensive modeling framework for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The model incorporates water demands, allocation, and uses under various climate, population, and economic scenarios as well as management strategies. Model outputs include crop yields, municipal water use, power generation, recreational reservoir uses, and environmental flows. Further, a novel indicator integrates many key model outputs for social, economic, and environmental assessment based on the basin-scale water balance, and provides a comprehensive and clear representation of basin conditions to improve the understanding of IWRM trade-offs. When applied to the Bow River Basin, Canada, as a practical example, this Bow River Integrated Model (BRIM) revealed through a set of modeling scenarios that (1) only the industrial demands exceeded the water license in the high-water demand and reference scenarios due to population growth and economic development; (2) increased cooling tower shares for thermal power plants was the most effective policy in managing industrial demand; and (3) the new indicator reflected both basin-scale conditions and sectoral water stresses. Finally, model results from three gaming scenarios showed socio-economic and environmental trade-offs clearly, providing users with guidance in developing a comprehensive view of basin-scale water security, and hands-on experience to support IWRM. Therefore, the modeling framework and novel indicator can improve an understanding of IWRM concepts and strategic trade-offs in efforts towards basin water sustainability. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

River basin management IWRM Decision support tool Simulation gaming System dynamics Bow river basin

SCI ; EI

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Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Science[DA20060402]

Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences

WOS:000487936100005

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

20193707417462

Climate models ; Commerce ; Decision making ; Decision support systems ; Economic and social effects ; Industrial plants ; Population statistics ; Rivers ; Sustainable development ; Thermoelectric power plants ; Water management ; Watersheds

Reservoirs:441.2 ; Meteorology:443 ; Surface Water:444.1 ; Thermoelectric Energy:615.4 ; Management:912.2 ; Mathematics:921 ; Social Sciences:971

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1.Univ Alberta, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 9211-116 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, State Environm Protect Key Lab Integrated Surface, Shenzhen, Peoples R China

Wang, Kai,Davies, Evan G. R.,Liu, Junguo. Integrated water resources management and modeling: A case study of Bow river basin, Canada[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production,2019,240.

Wang, Kai,Davies, Evan G. R.,&Liu, Junguo.(2019).Integrated water resources management and modeling: A case study of Bow river basin, Canada.Journal of Cleaner Production,240.

Wang, Kai,et al."Integrated water resources management and modeling: A case study of Bow river basin, Canada".Journal of Cleaner Production 240(2019).