Evolutionary game analysis of water-saving behavior of energy enterprises and food producers from the perspective of water-energy-food nexus
Author:
Huang De-chun1,
Xu Lian-yan1ORCID,
He Zheng-qi1ORCID,
Cao Jie1
Affiliation:
1. 1 Business School, Hohai University, No. 8 Focheng West Road, Nanjing 211100, China
Abstract
Abstract
Water resources are not only the essential natural resources for the national economy and people's livelihood but also are the strategic economic resources for the safe production of energy and food. However, the shortage of water resources caused by extreme climate is a great challenge to energy enterprises and food producers. According to the game theory and the theory of economic development stage, this paper constructs an evolutionary game model for local governments, energy enterprises, and food producers. Further, it analyzes the evolutionary stability strategies of the game players at different development stages through simulations. The results indicate that: (1) the game players have different strategies of evolutionary stability at different development stages, while local governments adopting water-saving policies will promote the water-saving behavior of energy enterprises and food producers; (2) the choice of water-saving behavior of energy enterprises and food producers mainly depends on the water-saving costs; (3) the guidance of the government and the management of water-saving cost make the large water consumers realize the transformation from the ‘competition of water-consuming’ to the ‘cooperation of water-saving.’ According to the above analysis, many political recommendations are further put forward.
Funder
Postgraduate Research Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Major Project of National Social Science Foundation of China
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Atmospheric Science,Water Science and Technology,Global and Planetary Change
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