Researching the state and engineering on the North China Plain, 1949–1999

Pietz, David A.

doi:10.1007/s12685-010-0017-0

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“…Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, China's water resources management has been constantly adapting to the changing socioeconomic, political, and ecological contexts, from a productivity-oriented viewpoint [31] to one that focuses on green development and environmental protection [14]. Pietz [32] defines four transitions in China's water resources management between 1949 and 1999: from traditional water infrastructure construction to modern hydraulic engineering in [1949][1950][1951][1952][1953][1954][1955][1956][1957]; from local to central planning in 1958-1961; from international technical cooperation to self-reliance in 1962-1977; and from economic development to environmental protection in 1978-1999. These transitions emphasise the principal characteristics of each development stage, illuminating the paradigm shift from engineering-dominated water development to environmentally-concerned adaptive management [33].…”

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Water Demand Framework and Water Development: The Case of China

Wang

Wan

Tortajada

2018

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Water resources management is increasingly important for sustainable economic and social development. A coherent division of the development stages is of primary importance for selecting and implementing related water resource management strategies. Using evolving supply–demand relationships, this paper proposes a framework that considers water development stages to present a series of dynamic relationships between water demand changes and overall economic development. The framework is applied to China to advance the understanding of how demand evolves at different stages of water resources development under specific socioeconomic circumstances, and of strategic choices in general. The case of China explains how water resources management has gradually improved during distinct socioeconomic development stages. It illustrates the varieties and effectiveness of water policies made to adapt to changing demand over the course of socioeconomic development. The framework can be potentially applied to other countries or regions to identify the development stage in order to select proper water management strategies.

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