conservation strategies for climate change
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69th SWCS International Annual Conference “Making Waves in Conservation: Our Life on Land and Its Impact on Water” July 27-30, 2014 Lombard, ILTRANSCRIPT
Conservation Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in Yunnan Province of China
——Integrated Watershed Management to Sustain Urbanizing Panlong River
2014 SWCS International Annual ConferenceLombard, IL, July 27‐30, 2014
Le Zhang
Yunnan Academy of Economy&
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Location
Kunming
Songhuaba
Dianchi Lake
Muyang River
Upper Stream
Down Stream
Jinshajiang Basin
Dianchi Lake
Panlong River
Dianchi Watershed
Songhua Ba Reservior
Panlong RiverDianchi Lake
The urban reach of the Panlong river
The urban reach of the Panlong river flow through CBD of Kunming city is 26.5km long, the runoff of urban reach is 142km, thewidth of urban reach is between 7km to 23km.
(2011)
• Water Quality of the Panlong River
Issues in the Panlong River
Flow direction
Shuanglong Bridge
Guangfu Road
Crossing
YuantongBridge
Dianchi Lake
Both sides of the river: Garbage chamber, sewage treatment plant, millCauses of pollution: Poor fluidity, sewage discharge, solid waste pollution, waste incineration,vulnerable capacity of public service
Both sides of the river: Garbage chamber, park, residential area, road, buildings Causes of pollution: Solid waste pollution, waste incineration, sewage discharge, vulnerabel sewage capacity
Both sides of the river: Square, park, residential area, road, commercial area, building, Causes of pollution: Solid waste pollution,sewage discharge, vulnerabel sewage capacity
Shuanglong Bridge
Guangfu Road
Crossing
Water grade: V. more floating plants, suspended matterBoth sides of the river: Park, shopping street, natural stream way, pedestrian, natural channelCauses of pollution: Man‐made pollution
Linyu Bridge
Both sides of the river: some sparse vegetation areas, some green areas, transfer stations of solid waste, residential area, Causes of pollution: Some raise dust, Water grade: II, have waterweeds and moss, few fish and aqatic, have some egrets
Shangba Village
YuantongBridge
New changes of river environmentNiulanjiang River‐Dianchi Lake Water Supply Project.
Weakeness in the self ‐ purification capacity. Residents consciousness.
Carry parts of city functionVital for the water ecology remediation of Dianchi Lake. The serious challenging of itself. Urban flooding challenge.It is carrying the natural ecosystem of the whole city.
Sustainable Watershed Management
ObjectivesSustainable Watershed Management Strategy
Integrated Approach
Functional Layout
ObjectivesThe aim is to design sustainable watershed management strategy for the Panlongriver, which integrates scientific research and social analysis in order to realizeflooding mitigate and pollution control that may be easier to implement andsustain, meanwhile, to maintain econom i c d e velopment and ecologicalsustainability needs of the city and the watershed area.
Conceptial Model for River Planning
Integrated Approach
Natural Condition Rainfall
Public Participation
Social‐Economic Culture
Investment
Ecosystem Biotics
Abiotics
System Scale
Plants
Animals
SoilWater
Atmosphere
LocalRegionalGlobal
Economy
Infrastructure
Water ConservationWastewater
Recycled WaterStormwater Flood Control
Conceptual Model for River Planning
Functional Layout
Agricultural ecolobical park
Redesign green buildings, green roof, green garden, permeate pavement
Greem shopping street
Green infrastructure project, watershed area surrounding
Urban village innovation
Lay out ecological water network
Layout ecological water network, farmland protection
Shangba Village
YUFE Unviersity
Zhongba Village
Yuantong Bridge
DongfengSquare
Landscape wetland
Ecological pedestrian
Landscape wetland
Guangfu Road
Crossing
ShuanglongBridge
Ecological pedestrian
Wetland park
Inland river and lake
Water landscapes theme park
Landscape improvement
SonghuabaReservior
Eseutry
Function:A channel to mitigate city's floods; travelfeature of historical and cultural andnatural protect ion; recreat ionalfunction, and ecological function.
Upperstream&Downstream
Farmland Village Mountain
Pathway Green belt WetlandRetention
pond
RecreationTourism
Education
Before
Farmland Residential Area&Village Mountain
Green belt
Wetland
Retentionpond
RecreationTourism
Unnamed Land
Public Space
Industry
Pedestrian
BeforeAfter
After
Conclusion
‐Panlong River faces multiple issues affecting water resources and require an integrated approach.
‐Watershed approach that is multi scale can be used to assess and design for ecological and socioeconomic dimensions gains.
‐Sustainable development of Panlong River watershed needs a participatory and integrated approach for managing water resources.
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