Evaluating the Effects of Land Use Planning for Non-Point Source Pollution Based on a System Dynamics Approach in China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e0135572
• Main Authors: Kuai, Peng, Li, Wei, Liu, Nianfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 12.08.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Case studies; Chemical oxygen demand; China; Computer simulation; Developing countries; Environmental aspects; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental protection; Environmental quality; Land pollution; Land use; Land use controls; Land use management; Land use planning; LDCs; Models, Theoretical; Nonpoint source pollution; Point source pollution; Pollutants; Pollution; Pollution effects; Population; Rivers; Runoff; Science; Studies; Surface water; System dynamics; Urbanization; Water Pollution - analysis; Watersheds; China; Beijing China

Urbanization is proceeding rapidly in several developing countries such as China. This accelerating urbanization alters the existing land use types in a way that results in more Non-Point Source (NPS) pollution to local surface waters. Reasonable land use planning is necessary. This paper compares s...