China's Water Resources Management: A Long March to Sustainability (Hardcover, 2021)

The chapter provides a short introduction of the book and clarifies the research purposes of the book. Backgrounds and major findings are also discussed coupled with the introduction of the following chapters.

2. Water and development (8,000 words)

B. Water for economic growth

C. Water for social development

D. Water for ecosystems

3. Overview of water resources (8,000 words)

A. Water shortage and supply

B. Water quality

C. Flood and drought

D. Climate change impacts

E. Urban and rural water challenges

F. Competition between different water users

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4. Water governance and institutional settings (8,000 words)

A. Water governance structure

B. Institutional frameworks

C. Organizations 

D. Regulatory frameworks

5. Water shortage and water supply (8,000 words)

A. Serious water stress in North China

B. Pollution-caused water shortage 

C. Overexploitation of groundwater resources

D. The South North Water Transfer Project and other transfer projects

6. Water quality control (8,000 words)

A. Water quality in major rivers, lakes, and aquifers

C. Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), 

7. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and River Basin Management (8,000 words)

A. IWRM in the Chinese context

B. 7 River Basin Commissions 

C. Water right and allocation between regions

D. The Three Gorges Dam and other multi-purpose dams

E. Large-scale irrigation projects

8. Water industry and market (8,000 words)

A. Development of public private partnership projects in urban areas

B. Urban water governance for water PPP projects

C. Major players

D. Case studies: the Shanghai Pudong Tap Water Corporation Equity Sale Project and the Hefei Wangxiaoying Wastewater Treatment Transfer-Operate-Transfer (TOT) Project (tentative)

9. Transboundary rivers (8,000 words)

A. Overview of China’s transboundary rivers

B. Transboundary water agreements and frameworks

C. Case Studies: the Lancang-Mekong River Basin, the Yalu River Basin, and the Tumen River Basin

10. Innovative institutional approaches and technical breakthroughs (8,000 words)

A. Virtual water and water footprint

B. Water-energy-food nexus

C. Water pricing reforms

D. Cloud seeding, water reuse and recycling, and rainwater harvesting

11. Conclusions (4,000 words)

The chapter concludes what has been discussed and pinpoints a list of significant arguments for sustainable water resources management in China. Together with the summary of major findings, the section highlights challenge and opportunities of water policy in China and make recommendations in order to achieve sustainability in water resources management.

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