“River System Regulations: Interval Goal Programming Approach to the Regulation of a Lake-River System Using MADA”
Thesis Statement:
Unrestrained pollution caused by companies and citizens surrounding Lake Taihu, propelled environmental groups and the government to move for a Regulation System in Lake Taihu; a mutually beneficial move for both the environment and the commercial establishments.
INTRODUCTION
Water transportation system has been the oldest means of transferring from countries separated by bodies of water. It has been the precursor of trade among countries and is responsible for the discovery of islands and continents. The development of water systems as a mode of transportation has posed serious issues on its regulation as defined by international boundaries. Moreover, environmental concerns were also raised on the effect of transport vehicles on bodies of water particularly rivers and lakes. Businesses and companies find convenience in dumping their trash in lakes and rivers. While it indeed reduces the economic costs for them, it had inadvertently increases pollution in among bodies of water, making it unsafe for drinking and other domestic usage. The development of these water systems had impeded the sustainable development plans on its preservation and sanitation.
This apprehension has existed for decades. In 1965, 17 percent of those surveyed in a Gallup poll regarded “reducing pollution of air and water” as one of the three most important problems requiring the government’s attention; by April 1970, 53 percent of those surveyed chose air and water pollution, placing it second only to “reducing the amount of crime,” and that by only three percentage points. Thus, different strategies had been studied, analyzed and evaluated by scholars and government officials to determine the best possible alternative in regulating the lake-river system in the context of sustainable development.
This proposed study will focus on the Taihu Lake in China. The Taihu Lake is China’s third largest lake of which millions of Chinese depend in terms of water supply. However, the pollution that engulfed the Lake had been the cause of concern for environmentalists and health groups alike. Thus, the move by these groups to encourage the government in cleaning up the lake and establishing regulatory policies among companies who uses it as a means of garbage basin was paid off. The Taihu Lake Project is focused on bringing clean water from the country ‘s largest river, the Yangtze, to increase the lake’s liquidity ratio, which is slow and not conducive to reducing pollutants in water, the official said. According to statistics offered by the bureau’s monitoring system on Taihu Lake’s water environment, Wangyu River, the main channel for bringing water from the Yangtze to Taihu, has witnessed an improving water quality. The average pollutant index has been reduced by 50 percent at least. Meanwhile, the quality level of the river’s water has been improved from poor (level IV) or hazardous (level V) to slightly polluted (level III) or fairly good (level II). As a result of more water in the lake, quicker water flow in Taihu will promote ability for self-recycling and cleaning, the official pointed out.
With booming economic and social development, Taihu Lake basin, located at the center of the Yangtze River delta area in east China, has suffered from severe pollution and lack of water resources in recent years.
This proposed paper shall review the current river-lake system and the strategies advocated by different environmental groups and school of thoughts in analyzing the best possible solution in attaining both the convenience of the water system, environmental protection and sustainable development.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This proposed study seeks to ask the following questions:
1. What are the consequences of adapting a regulation scheme in the management of river-lake system in Taihu Lake, China?
2. How effective can water system regulation China converge river-lake water transport system objectives and sustainable development?
3. What are the developments in the Taihu Lake Project and what are the implications on the companies surrounding lake?
4. How relevant are lake-river regulation in sustainable development in the areas surrounding Lake Taihu and China in general?
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