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Types of Water Rights Systems in China: A Zoning Scheme Applied

Sun, Yuanyuan ; Jia, Shaofeng ; Jia, Ru ; Svensson, Jesper LU ; Lv, Aifeng ; Zhu, Wenbin and Liu, Jianxu (2023) In Sustainability 15(23).
Abstract
This article analyzes the appropriate types of water rights systems for different regions with varying water resource conditions in China. The most appropriate water rights systems for various zones were determined by comparing the value of influencing factors with corresponding thresholds in China’s second-class zones of water resources. It is shown that a riparian rights system under water withdrawals permission could be adopted in most regions of southern China. For most northern Chinese regions, the quantity proportional water rights systems should be adopted and further improved. In contrast to the implementation of a single quantity proportional water rights system, this paper innovatively proposes a zoning scheme for China’s water... (More)
This article analyzes the appropriate types of water rights systems for different regions with varying water resource conditions in China. The most appropriate water rights systems for various zones were determined by comparing the value of influencing factors with corresponding thresholds in China’s second-class zones of water resources. It is shown that a riparian rights system under water withdrawals permission could be adopted in most regions of southern China. For most northern Chinese regions, the quantity proportional water rights systems should be adopted and further improved. In contrast to the implementation of a single quantity proportional water rights system, this paper innovatively proposes a zoning scheme for China’s water rights system. The appropriate type of water rights system can be identified according to the region’s specific water resource conditions. It can provide a scientific reference for the reform of water rights systems in China and other countries or regions. (Less)
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water right systems, institutions, water resources, water allocation, China
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Sustainability
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15
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23
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16504
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13 pages
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MDPI AG
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2071-1050
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10.3390/su152316504
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English
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  author       = {{Sun, Yuanyuan and Jia, Shaofeng and Jia, Ru and Svensson, Jesper and Lv, Aifeng and Zhu, Wenbin and Liu, Jianxu}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
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  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Sustainability}},
  title        = {{Types of Water Rights Systems in China: A Zoning Scheme Applied}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su152316504}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/su152316504}},
  volume       = {{15}},
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