A Connection Entropy Approach to Water Resources Vulnerability Analysis in a Changing Environment

作者：Pan, Zhengwei; Jin, Juliang^*; Li, Chunhui; Ning, Shaowei; Zhou, Rongxing

来源：Entropy, 2017, 19(11): 591.

DOI：10.3390/e19110591

• water resources vulnerability
• connection entropy
• changing environment
• set pair analysis
• Anhui Province

This paper establishes a water resources vulnerability framework based on sensitivity, natural resilience and artificial adaptation, through the analyses of the four states of the water system and its accompanying transformation processes. Furthermore, it proposes an analysis method for water resources vulnerability based on connection entropy, which extends the concept of contact entropy. An example is given of the water resources vulnerability in Anhui Province of China, which analysis illustrates that, overall, vulnerability levels fluctuated and showed apparent improvement trends from 2001 to 2015. Some suggestions are also provided for the improvement of the level of water resources vulnerability in Anhui Province, considering the viewpoint of the vulnerability index.

• 出版日期2017-11
• 单位北京师范大学; 合肥工业大学; 安徽新华学院