Water Resources Management

This book explores water resources management issues in China and possible solutions. It analyzes a wide range of general and specific topics, providing case studies and a balanced review of the past and present situation as well as future developments. The book begins with a general introduction and an overview of hydrology, water resources, and development issues in China. It then presents a management framework, including a management system, management institutions, river basin management, water pricing, water rights, and groundwater management, and discusses its implementation, covering water resources allocation and regulation in the Yellow River, integrated water affair management reforms, and agricultural water management in northern China.

The majority of people in Limpopo river basin depend on rainfed agriculture. Unfortunately the Limpopo is water scarce, and parts of the basin, such as Zimbabwe’s Mzingwane catchment, are under stress in terms of agro-ecological and socio-politicoeconomic conditions.

by Lawrence K. Wang (Editor), Chih Ted Yang (Editor), Mu-Hao S. Wang (Editor)
Enriches understanding of the management of aquifer systems including streams and rivers using cutting-edge modeling techniques
Serves as a practical reference for scientists, researchers, educators, and designers of water systems
Supplies detailed theoretical and analytical treatments of various water resources systems