The nonlinear effect of new urbanization on water pollutant emissions: Empirical analysis based on the panel threshold model.

Rapid urbanization has led to a significant increase in water consumption and wastewater discharge. Balancing the relationship between urbanization development and water pollutants emissions is crucial for the sustainable development of the country. Given the uneven regional economic development and resource distribution in China, exploring the relationship between new urbanization and water pollution emissions cannot be limited to a single perspective such as population urbanization.

Interactive Allocation of Water Pollutant Initial Emission Rights in a Basin under Total Amount Control: A Leader-Follower Hierarchical Decision Model.

The initial emission rights allocation is the key measure to achieve the goal of total amount control and deepen the emission trading system. Although many studies have focused on the modeling of initial emission rights allocation, such as using game theory and multi-objective optimization methods, few studies have observed the hierarchical relationship of mutual interference and restriction between watershed management agency and local governments in each subarea during allocation. This relationship directly affects the rationality of the results of regional emission rights allocation.

Interval two-stage stochastic programming model under uncertainty for planning emission rights trading in the Yellow River basin of China.

As a critical way to realize the optimal allocation of water environment capacity resources in the basin, emission rights trading faces multiple uncertainties, making it extremely hard and challenging to formulate appropriate decisions and plans. Therefore, this study uses interval two-stage stochastic programming (ITSP) method to model the emission rights trading process with multiple uncertainties. It can promote the secondary optimal allocation of the emission rights between the demander and the supplier after the initial allocation.

Dynamic evaluation and spatiotemporal evolution of China's industrial water use efficiency considering undesirable output.

Water is a strategic and basic resource for industrial development. The efficient use of water resources is of great significance for the sustainable development of the economy and society. Dynamic SBM model could overcome the shortcomings of static models and reflect inter-temporal efficiency levels.

Standardization of Exchanged Water with Different Properties in China's Water Rights Trading.

Water rights trading is an effective way to optimize the allocation of water resources. However, the existing practice of water rights trading in China lacks any consideration of the practical value of the exchanged water. This deficiency may lead to disputes between transferor and transferee during the implementation of the water rights trading contract.