Abstract: Among the most critical environmental issues in China are the shortage of water in the north and water pollution in rivers, lakes, and seas throughout the country. Demand of water resources is rapidly rising due to increasing urban population, industrial production growth, and the expansion of irrigation-based agriculture, and all these factors are also causing water pollution. Most of China's water resources are concentrated in the Yangtze River basin and other regions in the south, while the Yellow River basin and other parts of the north including Beijing suffer from absolute shortage of water. Therefore, the South–North Water Diversion Project was undertaken to transport water from the south to the north, but it is not certain whether the project can be an ultimate solution of the water shortage in the north.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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