Author(s)

Zhang Yan

Corresponding Author

Zhang Yan

ABSTRACT

North China is the most water-starved region in China with rich coal resources. However, it is also short of water resources, which limits its development in the long run. The work firstly analyzed and compared the input-output tables of China by province in 2012 and 2017, then calculated the inter-provincial water and coal trade volume in North China through the location quotient method, subsequently, this work utilized the supply coefficient in the column coefficient model to clarify the inter-provincial water-coal development trend in North China, and finally provided some suggestions on strengthening the internal trade of the water-coal industry in North China.

KEYWORDS

North China, Flow estimation, Input-output, Location quotient method