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dc.contributor.authorWang, Y
dc.contributor.authorChen, X
dc.contributor.authorBorthwick, Alistair
dc.contributor.authorLi, T
dc.contributor.authorLiu, H
dc.contributor.authorYang, S
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Chunmiao
dc.contributor.authorXu, J
dc.contributor.authorNi, J
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-22T12:07:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-25
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.other1553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17664
dc.description.abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Sustainable inland waterways should meet the needs of navigation without compromising the health of riverine ecosystems. Here we propose a hierarchical model to describe sustainable development of the Golden Inland Waterways (GIWs) which are characterized by great bearing capacity and transport need. Based on datasets from 66 large rivers (basin area &gt; 100,000 km<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>) worldwide, we identify 34 GIWs, mostly distributed in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, typically following a three-stage development path from the initial, through to the developing and on to the developed stage. For most GIWs, the exploitation ratio, defined as the ratio of actual to idealized bearing capacity, should be less than 80% due to ecological considerations. Combined with the indices of regional development, GIWs exploitation, and riverine ecosystem, we reveal the global diversity and evolution of GIWs’ sustainability from 2015 to 2050, which highlights the importance of river-specific strategies for waterway exploitation worldwide.</jats:p>

dc.format.extent1553-
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.titleSustainability of global Golden Inland Waterways
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32214097
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume11
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalNature Communications
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-020-15354-1
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-03-05
dc.rights.embargodate9999-12-31
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/s41467-020-15354-1
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-03-25
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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