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 last section focuses on the current reforms and hot topics, with strong emphasis on stringent water resource strategies applied to the river and lake principle system, recycled water use and water resources asset management, aswell as climate change impacts, and concludes with a summary of the many changes in the water sector in China and a look at the road ahead and the areas that still need to be reformed.

Autorentext

Dr. Dajun Shen is a distinguished professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China; and director of Depart. of Environmental and Resources Management of the School. He has an extensive research interests in water resources management, including water pricing, water rights and water resources management institution etc. He had been deeply involved and significant contributed to the key water resources management policies of PRC in 2010s, such as water pricing reform, water rights system develop, the strictest water resources management and three red lines. Before joining Renmin University of China in 2011, he had 15-year work experiences in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. Now he is interested in ancient water rights system and its relationship with socio-economic development.

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Chapter 1 Physical settings and water challenges

Chapter 2 Water resources management framework

Chapter 3 Water resources management institutions

Chapter 4 River basin management

Chapter 5 Water resources allocation and regulation

Chapter 6 Water rights system

Chapter 7 Water pricing

Chapter 8 Groundwater management

Chapter 9 Water quality management

Chapter 10 Recycled water use management

Chapter 11 The strictest water resources management strategy and three redlines

Chapter 12 River and lake leadership system

Chapter 13 Water resources asset management

Chapter 14 Water resources allocation and regulation in Yellow River basin

Chapter 15 Agricultural water management in northern China

Chapter 16 Integrated urban and rural water affair management reform: Shanghai and Beijing

Chapter 17 Environmental flow definition and management: a case study of Jiaojiang River

Chapter 18 Climate change and water resources

Chapter 19 Conclusions and outlook