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Economic Approaches to Sustainable Water Management: Policy, Innovation, and Global Challenges

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 1158

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Lan Mu

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Northwest Institute of Historical Environment and Socio-Economic Development, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
Interests: water footprint; water-energy nexus; ecological footprint

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims at exploring the vital role of economic theory and tools in addressing pressing global water management issues. This issue invites research that examines the intersection of water resources and economic policy, assessing how market-based mechanisms, regulatory interventions, and financial incentives can promote water sustainability. Emphasis will be placed on economic evaluations of water management strategies, the role of water pricing, and the impacts of environmental taxes. The issue also seeks to explore innovative economic models that foster water conservation, enhance efficiency, and mitigate water scarcity challenges. By encouraging interdisciplinary perspectives, this collection aims to provide a comprehensive view of how economic approaches can be leveraged to address the growing global water crisis. Studies addressing the economic dimensions of water management in both developed and developing countries, with a focus on sustainability and resilience, are particularly welcome.

Dr. Lan Mu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • water resource economics
  • sustainable water management
  • market-based mechanisms
  • global water policy
  • water efficiency innovation

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Promoting the Establishment of China’s Rural Domestic Wastewater Standard System Based on the 6S Principle
by Zixin Pan, Yuying Zhao, Di Peng, Carlos Alexandre Lutterbeck, Shikun Cheng, Jingang Chen and Zifu Li
Water 2025, 17(3), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030313 - 23 Jan 2025
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The standardization of rural domestic wastewater (RDW) management is crucial for mitigating its negative environmental impacts. China has seen a significant increase in RDW emissions over the past decade, paralleled by the development of RDW management standards. This study reviews the development process [...] Read more.
The standardization of rural domestic wastewater (RDW) management is crucial for mitigating its negative environmental impacts. China has seen a significant increase in RDW emissions over the past decade, paralleled by the development of RDW management standards. This study reviews the development process of China’s RDW management standard system, analyzes RDW management practices in terms of standards in the United States, Japan, the European Union, and New Zealand. Considering the current situation and characteristics of China’s RDW treatment industry, this paper proposes a novel 6S principle that includes Specificity (adjusting standards to local conditions), Scientificity (ensuring the feasibility of standard indicators and thresholds), Suitability (developing technical guidelines suitable for different regions), Supervision (implementing monitoring, management, maintenance, and evaluation of RDW treatment facilities), Servitization (promoting reclaimed water reuse and nutrient recovery), and Systemization (establishing a complete RDW standard system). This principle covers the entire life cycle of RDW treatment system and offers targeted suggestions to address the strengths and weakness of the RDW management standard system. China can update and form a comprehensive RDW standard system and then improve the RDW management according to the 6S principle. The present paper has the potential to guide the establishment and improvement of RDW standard system in China and other developing countries. Full article
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The Impact of the River Chief System on Corporate ESG Performance: Evidence from China
by Lan Mu, Chuanzhen Zhang and Haoying Liu
Water 2025, 17(2), 265; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17020265 - 18 Jan 2025
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This paper takes the implementation of the River Chief System (RCS) as a case study representing government-led environmental governance policies. Based on the sample of 11,654 observations of Chinese A-share-listed companies spanning the years 2009 to 2021, it empirically examines the effect of [...] Read more.
This paper takes the implementation of the River Chief System (RCS) as a case study representing government-led environmental governance policies. Based on the sample of 11,654 observations of Chinese A-share-listed companies spanning the years 2009 to 2021, it empirically examines the effect of the RCS on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance and the macro- and micro-mechanisms utilizing a staggered Difference-in-Differences (DID) model, controlling for companies’ financial and organizational structure characteristic variables, cities’ economic characteristic variables, and firm-year two-way fixed effects. The results indicate that the implementation of the RCS significantly enhances corporate ESG performance, a conclusion supported by various robustness checks such as the parallel trend test and placebo test. Further investigation reveals that implementing the RCS, at the micro level, boosts corporate green technology innovation, increases environmental protection investment, and, at the macro level, heightens public environmental attention, thus improving corporate ESG performance. Heterogeneity analysis finds that the RCS has a more pronounced impact on enhancing ESG performance for enterprises in central and western regions of China, state-owned enterprises, enterprises with political connections, and enterprises in mature and declining stages. These research findings of this paper provide valuable insights for local governments seeking to enhance the RCS, enrich environmental governance frameworks, and facilitate corporate green transformation. Full article
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