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Zhang, Y., Yang, Z., & Fath, B.D. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9440-6842
(2010).
Ecological network analysis of an urban water metabolic system: Model development, and a case study for Beijing.
Science of the Total Environment 408 (20) 4702-4711. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.06.019.
Abstract
Using ecological network analysis, we analyzed the network structure and ecological relationships in an urban water metabolic system. We developed an ecological network model for the system, and used Beijing as an example of analysis based on the model. We used network throughflow analysis to determine the flows among components, and measured both indirect and direct flows. Using a network utility matrix, we determined the relationships and degrees of mutualism among six compartments - 1) local environment, 2) rainwater collection, 3) industry, 4) agriculture, 5) domestic sector, and 6) wastewater recycling - which represent producer, consumer, and reducer trophic levels. The capacity of producers to provide water for Beijing decreased from 2003 to 2007, and consumer demand for water decreased due to decreasing industrial and agricultural demand; the recycling capacity of reducers also improved, decreasing the discharge pressure on the environment. The ecological relationships associated with the local environment or the wastewater recycling sector changed little from 2003 to 2007. From 2003 to 2005, the main changes in the ecological relationships among components of Beijing's water metabolic system mostly occurred between the local environment, the industrial and agricultural sectors, and the domestic sector, but by 2006 nd 2007, the major change was between the local environment, the agricultural sector, and the industrial sector. The other ecological relationships did not change during the study period. Although Beijing's mutualism indices remained generally stable, the ecological relationships among compartments changed greatly. Our analysis revealed ways to further optimize this system and the relationships among compartments, thereby optimizing future urban water resources development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Urban ecological networks; Urban water metabolism; Throughflow analysis; Utility analysis; Ecological network analysis |
| Research Programs: | Dynamic Systems (DYN) |
| Bibliographic Reference: | Science of the Total Environment; 408(20):4702-4711 (15 September 2010) (Published online 10 July 2010) |
| Depositing User: | IIASA Import |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2016 08:43 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 17:21 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/9215 |
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