Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2021, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (8): 1205-1221.doi: 10.1007/s11442-021-1893-1
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REN Yisheng1(), LU Lin2,*(
), YU Hu3, ZHU Daocai4
Received:
2021-04-29
Accepted:
2021-06-20
Online:
2021-08-25
Published:
2021-10-25
Contact:
LU Lin
E-mail:renyisheng88@163.com;llin@263.net
About author:
Ren Yisheng, PhD and Instructor, specialized in urban geography and urban economics. E-mail: renyisheng88@163.com
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REN Yisheng, LU Lin, YU Hu, ZHU Daocai. Game strategies in government-led eco-compensation in the Xin'an River Basin from the perspective of the politics of scale[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021, 31(8): 1205-1221.
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Table 1
Details of the Xin'an River Basin Eco-Compensation Pilot Scheme
Item | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
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Pilot period | 2012‒2014 | 2015‒2017 | 2018‒2020 |
Basic principles | Prioritize protection, reasonable compensation; maintain water quality and strive for improvement; mainly local, with central supervision; monitoring for evidence to supplement and promote governance | Same as round 1 | Same as round 1 |
Compensation model | The central government and Anhui and Zhejiang provinces set up the Xin'an River Basin Water Environment Compensation Fund | Same as round 1 | Based on financial transfer payments, the Xin'an River Basin Water Environment Compensation Fund was jointly established by Anhui and Zhejiang provinces |
Pilot funding | 300 million yuan each year from central government and 100 million yuan each year from Anhui and Zhejiang provinces | Diminishing investment of 400 million, 300 million yuan and 200 million yuan from central government and 200 million yuan each year from Anhui and Zhejiang provinces | 200 million yuan each year from Anhui and Zhejiang provinces and seek central financial support |
Assessment basis | Water quality monitoring data from cross-border areas | Same as round 1 | Same as round 1 |
Assessment index | Compensation index p calculated based on the annual averages of permanganate index, ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen (2008‒2010) as the basic limits, with water quality stability coefficient k being 0.85. | Compensation index p calculated based on the annual averages of permanganate index, ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen (2012‒2014) as the basic limits, with water quality stability coefficient of 0.89. | The weights of the four indicators of ammonia nitrogen, permanganate index, total nitrogen and total phosphorus were adjusted to 22%, 22%, 28%, 28%, and the water quality stability coefficient k was 0.90 |
Assessment method | Joint monitoring by Anhui and Zhejiang, approved by China National Environmental Monitoring Center and provided to the Ministry of Finance and the former Ministry of Environmental Protection | Same as round 1 | Same as round 1 |
Compensation method | If p≤1, Zhejiang Province compensates Anhui Province 100 million yuan; if p>1, Anhui Province compensates Zhejiang Province 100 million yuan; the central government allocates all funds to Anhui Province | If p≤1, Zhejiang Province compensates Anhui Province 100 million yuan; if p>1, Anhui Province compensates Zhejiang Province 100 million yuan; if p≤0.95, Zhejiang Province compensates Anhui Province another 100 million yuan; the central government allocates all funds to Anhui Province | In a given year, if water quality reaches assessment standard, Zhejiang Province compensates Anhui Province 200 million yuan; if water quality does not meet assessment standard, Anhui Province compensates Zhejiang Province 200 million yuan |
Use of funds | Industrial structure adjustment and industry layout optimization in river basin, protection of water environment and control of water pollution in river basin, ecological protection in river basin, etc. | Additional 100 million yuan each for Anhui and Zhejiang mainly for waste and sewage treatment in city of Huangshan, especially rural waste and sewage treatment | Encourage and support the establishment of green funds, public and private capital cooperation model, financing discounts, etc., to guide private capital to increase river basin governance and green industry investment |
Table 2
The use of eco-compensation funds from Huangshan from 2010 to 2017
Category | Number of projects | Project investment (million yuan) | Completed investment (million yuan) | Pilot funding (million yuan) |
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Rural non-point source pollution control | 110 | 3396.29 | 661.33 | 478.46 |
Industrial point source pollution control | 18 | 7841.50 | 2512.10 | 1367.47 |
Urban sewage and waste treatment | 43 | 1455.14 | 520.10 | 388.79 |
Ecological remediation | 36 | 16175.24 | 8307.26 | 1277.76 |
Environmental protection capacity building | 18 | 133.26 | 65.95 | 68.30 |
Total | 225 | 29001.43 | 12066.74 | 3580.78 |
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