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 develop
China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigat
There is widespread recognition OCo among policy-makers, business communities, and scholars OCo of the importance of improving environmental policy and manageme
In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land