Yin, Changjun (2025) Evaluating Operational Efficiency Of Urban Water Sector In China Based On Network Dea Methods. PhD thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut.
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Abstract
Rapid urbanization and socioeconomic development have intensified water scarcity and wastewater pollution, posing significant challenges for urban water sectors (uws), especially in less-developed countries. In china, the uws, characterized by natural monopoly and initial marketization, faces inefficiencies due to fast urban expansion, water pollution, low water tariffs, fiscal subsidies, and aging infrastructure. Until now, extensive literature has been shed light on water utilities from other countries and industrial water use in china. No similar research has systematically investigated the holistic operation for the uws. This study systematically evaluates the technical efficiency of china’s uws using dynamic network dea models across three dimensions: firm-level (246 urban water supply utilities, 2016–2018), industry-level (urban water supply industry in 159 cities, 2013– 2018), and holistic sector-level (uws in 56 major cities, 2013–2017). The uws operation is decomposed into four substages, namely water production, water distribution, wastewater treatment, and wastewater recycling, to enable detailed benchmarking.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5800-5808 Distance education. |
| Divisions: | Pusat Pengajian Pendidikan Jarak Jauh (School of Distance Education) > Thesis |
| Depositing User: | Mr Hasmizar Mansor |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2026 03:39 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2026 03:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/64333 |
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