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The Chinese government started reforms and open-door policies in 1978, and the policies have continued to contribute to its economic growth.However, as a result of dynamic growth in the economy, water demand has been increasing and it also has worsened the water shortage.To achieve a sustainable economic development, economic planners must develop an understanding of the actual dynamics of water usage as it relates to the economics of interregional trade.In this study we show a structure of water demand in China by using the concept of virtual water.In particular we estimate multi-regional I-O tables in 2000, and calculate the amount of virtual water required.In addition, we analyze the transformation of virtual water by comparing the 2000 figures with those of 1997.The comparison suggests that the virtual water displacement from the southern coastal area toward other areas would have increased.In the view of Yellow River Basin, where water shortage is serious, virtual water transformed increasingly from the developed downstream.At the upstream basin, the forms of agriculture were encouraged to change and water demand to increase, too.
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Okuda, T., Ni, C. (2010). On the Change of Virtual Water in China under Regional Restructuring from 1997 to 2000. In: Sumi, A., Fukushi, K., Honda, R., Hassan, K. (eds) Sustainability in Food and Water. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9914-3_8
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