Enhancing the Future Resilience of a Coastal Water Supply Infrastructure System to Sea-Level Rise
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 150, Issue 1
Abstract
Coastal water supply infrastructure systems (CWSISs) are exposed to saltwater intrusion (SWI) exacerbated by sea level rise (SLR) stressors. However, most existing definitions of CWSIS resilience are confined to the system’s global severity, while uncertainties from SLR are not considered. In this paper, we develop a CWSIS model considering uncertainties from SLR and define a new formula for resilience based on three components of system severity, i.e., social severity () affected by water shortages to end users, regional severity () caused by water shortages in water treatment plants (WTPs), and technological severity () considering water shortages in wells. A case study in Xingcheng is designed to (1) examine the resilience response of CWSISs to future SLR, (2) identify vulnerable components, and (3) compare the cost-effectiveness of different measures for enhancing resilience using scenario analysis with full consideration of future uncertainties from SLR. This paper contributes to the development of sustainability assessments for urban water systems subject to future sea level change. Finding response measures with high adaptiveness across a variety of future scenarios is crucial for establishing a sustainable urban water system in the long term.
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Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The work reported is funded by the Financial research Fund of Liaoning Province (22C011) and the Liaoning Federation of Social Sciences (2023LSLQNKT-043).
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 150 • Issue 1 • January 2024
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Received: Feb 2, 2023
Accepted: Aug 31, 2023
Published online: Nov 6, 2023
Published in print: Jan 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Apr 6, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure resilience
- Motion (dynamics)
- Sea level
- Sea water
- Seas and oceans
- Solid mechanics
- Uncertainty principles
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water shortage
- Water supply
- Water supply systems
- Water treatment
- Water treatment plants
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