China's Water Resources Management
A Long March to Sustainability
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This is a monograph with high perspicacity on the water resources management oriented to sustainable development in the past 20 years in China, which is informative, comprehensive but concise, systematic and in-depth.
Professor Shaofeng Jia, Director, Water Resources Research Department, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Lee Seungho has been researching water resource issues in East Asia for decades. His new book, China’s Water Resources Management, is the culmination of those efforts. The book details all aspects of water in China from development of water resources, dams, pricing and pollution control to water pricing and includes considerable detail on cross border river management with neighbouring countries. It is a must read for those interested in China and students of water-related issues.
Dr. Richard Edmonds, Former Editor, The China Quarterly
This book investigates water resources management and policy in China over the last two decades with a core focus on the role of water for socioeconomic development and sustainability. Recent policies, such as the Three Red Lines and the Water Ten Plan are evaluated for sustainable water supply, use and quality control. The book appraises solutions through demand management, water rights and pollution trading, virtual water and water footprint. Supply management is discussed taking examples from the Three Gorges Dam and the South North Water Transfer Project. The water market is investigated uncovering the active engagement of the private sector and includes discussions on how transboundary rivers demonstrate China’s engagement with its riparian countries for benefit sharing. This book will be an invaluable reference for researchers in the field as well as practitioners and students who have an interest in water and development in China.
Investigates water resources management and policy in China over two decades Invaluable reference for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in water and development in China Appraises solutions through demand management such as water rights, pollution trading, virtual water, water footprint, and supply management
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Seungho Lee
Themen in »China's Water Resources Management«
water resource management water policy water governance water governance in China mega-scale water engineering projects water pollution water and development Water shortage and supply Urban and rural water challenges Water quality in major rivers, lakes, and aquifers IWRM in the Chinese context virtual water water footprint Water-energy-food nexus Environmental Geography
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In today’s world, water is at the nexus of economic development, human well-being, and long-term environmental sustainability. There is no more important resource on earth, and no country faces water-related challenges on a greater scale than China. Seungho Lee’s book, China’s Water Resources Management: A Long March to Sustainability, is an in-depth and extremely timely examination of a wide array of challenges—from increasing pressure on surface and groundwater, to water pollution, climate change, urbanization, hydropower development, and transboundary river management.
Drawing on the metaphor of the Long March, a military excursion in the 1930s that ultimately helped consolidate the power of the Chinese Communist Party, Lee analyzes the range of strategies – including institutional restructuring, law and policy, technological innovation, and public-private partnerships – that Chinese leaders are using to meet these challenges. Lee grounds his analysis in scholarly materialsand data from both English and Chinese sources, and discusses how China’s progress will be crucial for meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the book will be of great value to scholars, policymakers, and environmental organizations operating in China and beyond.
Professor Bryan Tilt, Professor of Anthropology, School of Language, Culture and Society, Oregon State University, USA
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