CHENG Xiao-wen,ZHOU Guang-yu,YOU Xue-yi.Comparative Study of Urban Residential Water Price in Domestic and Foreign Cities[J].China Water & Wastewater,2021,37(10 10):56-60.
Comparative Study of Urban Residential Water Price in Domestic and Foreign Cities
China Water & Wastewater[ISSN:1000-4062/CN:12-1073/TU]
volume:
第37卷
Number:
10 10
Page:
56-60
Column:
Date of publication:
2021-05-17
- Keywords:
- residential water price; increasing block water price; increasing block water usage; water price bearing capacity; benchmark water usage
- Abstract:
- China is a country with water shortage crisis, and the domestic water supply for residents accounts for 39% of the total urban water supply. As the water price directly affects the water use behavior of urban residents, developing a scientific and reasonable water price system could bring positive influence to promote resource conservation, environmental protection and people’s livelihood guarantee. Based on the studies of the residential water price system of New York, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, this paper analyzes and compares the current situation of water price in domestic and foreign cities from the aspects of water price system, increasing block water price, increasing block water usage and water price bearing capacity of urban residents. In order to improve the water price system in China, we put forward some suggestions including improving the two-part water pricing system, optimizing the increasing block water usage setting, raising the wastewater treatment fees and establishing a mechanism for regularly adjusting water prices. This work will provide references to domestic water price system reforming and urban governance in future.
Last Update:
2021-05-17