integrated water resource managementstrategic gender needswater reformwater user associationChina embarked on water reform in 2002 by revising the "Water Law of The People's Republic of China" to promote participatory irrigation management to ensure water users' access to water and enhance their ...
China's Pearl River Delta region has a political and geographic setting that presents coordination challenges in the management of environmental resources, including water. Understanding these...doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9614-5_4Kris Hartley
First, this paper reviews prior studies and policies on urban water management in China as important background for the sponge city proposal. Then, the connotations, goals, and features of the sponge city are summarized and discussed.Finally, the challenges, research needs, and development ...
Highlighting the importance of innovative strategies and policies, the declaration urges efforts to strengthen the integrated management of river basins and explore flexible financing methods, such as government-market collaboration, to construct water and sanitation infrastructure projects. It calls for a d...
Therefore, water for irrigation is critical to the crop growth and yields. Accurately characterizing changes in IWU is conducive to formulating optimal water resource allocation policies, particularly in the context of climate change. However, due to limited data availability and model constraints, it ...
This study compares water resources policies of China and the U.S. in the areas of national authority, water supply, water quality, and ecosystem use of the water to draw lessons learned and shed light on water resources management in China, the U.S., and the rest of the world. The ...
China is the world's biggest 'exporter' of transboundary water, as all ten of Asia's largest river systems originate from the Tibetan Plateau. This paper uses an interdisciplinary approach to review Chinese municipal water law, considers domestic pressures regarding water management, examines internati...
Water resources management 1. Introduction Over the past three decades, the economy of China has grown the fastest among major nations and now is ranked second in the world. However, China's development is increasingly constrained by limited water resources. As the biggest developing country with ...
t from the theoretical advantages of economic approaches in urban water management. Keywords Water pricing policies · Urban water management · Ecological modernization · China L. Zhong (B ) Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China e-mail: lijin...
According to Ma, China has six water policies: One, comprehensively implement the strictest regime for water resources management to force economic upgrading and green development. Two, increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of water use and implement a nationwide plan to save water. ...