Agricultural water policy reforms in China: a representative look at Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China

14995 11 80125 2 221329 document 80125 s10661-017-6370-z.pdf application/pdf e03647396c78b4914f04c22a41a54d3e MD5 2107968 2017-12-11 07:36:49 https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14995/1/s10661-017-6370-z.pdf 14995 1 1 application/pdf text en public cc_by

s10661-017-6370-z.pdf

published 80126 1 221338 document 80126 indexcodes.txt text/x-c++ 5042a8aaf941f832e6e2d376ffcf962e MD5 13103 2017-12-11 07:40:38 https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14995/2/indexcodes.txt 14995 2 2 text/x-c++ other Generate index codes conversion from text to indexcodes en public

indexcodes.txt

lightbox.jpg

preview.jpg

medium.jpg

small.jpg

http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/80125 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/80125 http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/80125 archive 353 disk0/00/01/49/95 2017-12-11 07:38:09 2021-08-27 17:29:42 2017-12-11 07:38:09 article show Akiyama T. Kharrazi A. 8681 0000-0002-5881-2568 Li J. Avtar R. Agricultural water policy reforms in China: a representative look at Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China pub prog_asa Agricultural water policies; Land use/land cover; Landsat; Vegetation indices Water resources are essential for agricultural production in the grain-producing region of China, and water shortage could significantly affect the production and international trade of agricultural products. China is placing effort in new policies to effectively respond to changes in water resources due to changes in land use/land cover as well as climatic variations. This research investigates the changes in land, water, and the awareness of farmer vis-à-vis the implementation of water-saving policies in Zhangye City, an experimental site for pilot programs of water resources management in China. This research indicates that the water saved through water-saving programs and changes in cropping structure (2.2 × 108 m3 a-1) is perhaps lower than the newly increased water withdrawal through corporate-led land reclamation (3.7 × 108 m3 a-1). Most critically, the groundwater withdrawal has increased. In addition, our survey suggests that local government is facing a dilemma of water conservation and agricultural development. Therefore, the enforcement of the ban on farmland reclamation and irrigation water quotas in our study area is revealed to be relatively loose. In this vein, the engagement of local stakeholders in water governance is essential for the future sustainable management of water resources. 2018-01 published Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s10661-017-6370-z 153 public Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190 1 TRUE 0167-6369 FALSE no info:eu-repo/semantics/article