Keywords:
Water-supply-China-Management.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (86 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789811391637
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5806476
DDC:
333.9100951
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Comparison of Physical and Virtual Water Transfer -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Review on Physical Water Transfer Projects and Their Impacts -- 2.2.1 Water Transfer Projects in the World -- 2.2.2 The South-to-North Water Transfer Project in China -- 2.2.3 Water Transfer Projects for Water Quality Improvement -- 2.2.4 Multidimensional Impacts from Water Transfer Project -- 2.2.5 Water Transfer Projects and Their Water Availability Related to Climate Change -- 2.3 Review on Virtual Water Transfer -- 2.3.1 Virtual Water Accounting Approaches -- 2.3.2 Virtual Water Trade and Its Impact on Water Scarcity -- 2.3.3 Global Water Savings from Virtual Water Trade -- 2.3.4 Virtual Water Trade as a Food Security Tool -- 2.3.5 Virtual Water as an Efficient Water Use and Water Policy Tool -- 2.3.6 Driving Forces of Virtual Water Trade -- 2.4 Comparison Between Physical Water Transfer and Virtual Water Flow -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Pattern of Physical and Virtual Water Flows: The Impact to Water Quantity Stress Among China's Provinces -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Physical Water Pattern Within China -- 3.3 Virtual Water Flows Pattern Within China -- 3.3.1 Virtual Water Flows Per Sectors Within China -- 3.4 Impacts on Water Stress -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Physical Water Transfer and Its Impact on Water Quality: The Case of Yangtze River Diversions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Physical Water Transfer: The Case of Lake Taihu -- 4.2.1 Numerical Model -- 4.2.2 Results and Discussion -- 4.3 Physical Water Transfer: The Case of Lake Chao -- 4.3.1 Numerical Model -- 4.3.2 Results and Discussion -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Water Transfer to Achieve Environmental Issues: Waterfront Body -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Study Area.
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5.3 The Inner Lake: Pb Pollution -- 5.3.1 The Pattern of Pb in the Sediment -- 5.3.2 Mathematical Models for Migration and Transformation of Pb -- 5.3.3 Water Operation Schemes of the Inner Lakes -- 5.3.4 Variation of the Concentration of Pb Pollution Load -- 5.4 Effects of Water Transfer in the Waterfront Body -- 5.4.1 Model Establishment -- 5.4.2 Mathematical Equations -- 5.5 Investigation on Water Quantity Operation -- 5.5.1 Water Quantity Operation -- 5.5.2 Pattern of Water Quantity -- 5.6 Environmental Effects Forecast After Water Quantity Operation -- 5.6.1 Estimation of Water Quantity and Suspended Sediment -- 5.6.2 Water Quality Estimation -- 5.6.3 Assessing Water Transparency -- 5.6.4 Assessing Submerged Aquatic Plant Restoration -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Case of Physical Water Transfer from Yangtze River: Different Routes -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Description of the Different Routes -- 6.2.1 The Eastern Route -- 6.2.2 The Middle Route -- 6.2.3 The Western Route -- 6.3 Impacts of the Different Routes of the SNWTP -- 6.3.1 Eastern Route -- 6.3.2 Middle Route -- 6.3.3 Western Route -- 6.4 Assessing Environmental Impacts of Water Consumption in China -- 6.4.1 Method -- 6.4.2 Results and Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Virtual Water Transfer Within China: The Case of Shanghai -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Shanghai's Water Endowment -- 7.3 Method and Data -- 7.3.1 Water Stress Index -- 7.4 Results and Discussion -- 7.4.1 Shanghai's Consumption and Water Quantity -- 7.4.2 Shanghai's Consumption and Water Quality -- 7.4.3 Magnitude of Water Trade -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References.
