Download or read book Spatio temporal Changes of Groundwater and Its Management in the Yellow River Basin China written by Mi Lin and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The worldwide depletion of groundwater resources as detected by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites is a striking warning of the need to manage groundwater resources more sustainably. However, effective and sustainable groundwater management has proven difficult due to the complex topology of aquifers and the dynamic interactions of groundwater with other components of the socio-ecological system (e.g. surface water, human beings). A comprehensive understanding of groundwater dynamics and its main drivers at multiple scales is a prerequisite to developing targeted management strategies to cope with regional groundwater depletion. The overarching goal of my thesis is to develop scientific knowledge about the spatio-temporal changes of groundwater storage and its socio-ecological drivers to help foster new strategies for the sustainable management of groundwater resources. I used the Yellow River Basin (YRB) in northern China as a case study system because the groundwater in this basin is important for local livelihoods, and local groundwater dynamics are experiencing unanticipated spatial and temporal changes due to changes in population, climate, irrigated agriculture, and water use by different sectors. The thesis is manuscript-based and consists of five main research articles in addition to the introduction (Chapter 1) and conclusion (Chapter 7) chapters. As groundwater dynamics vary with scale, I conducted my studies mainly at the basin and provincial scales. At the basin scale, I first employed GRACE satellite data to empirically measure changes in groundwater storage in the YRB over time (2003-2016) (Chapter 2). Then I conducted time stability analysis which integrates the spatial and temporal information of groundwater storage to propose corresponding strategies for regional management (Chapter 3). Further, I applied statistical analyses to a series of socio-ecological variables collected at the basin scale, such as water use, population density, precipitation, temperature, vegetation, and irrigated area, to identify the major factors associated with changes in groundwater storage in the YRB (Chapter 4). At the provincial scale, I used water budget analysis and social investigations to explore other possible factors (e.g. management practices) that may be contributing to groundwater changes in Ningxia province (Chapter 5). Finally, I explored a way forward to improve groundwater governance in Ningxia by revealing the potential for community-based management to fill gaps in the existing water rights transfer system (Chapter 6). Overall, this transdisciplinary research has resulted in a comprehensive analysis of the groundwater status in the YRB and the drivers of groundwater changes over the past 14 years, which help to develop evidence-based suggestions for sustainable groundwater management in the YRB. The systematic research methods used, and management strategies proposed in this study can be applied in other similar arid agricultural watersheds where water management is a priority. This improved knowledge about groundwater management is critical as groundwater plays an increasingly important role in sustaining human livelihoods in the face of environmental uncertainties such as climate change"--
Download or read book Water Management in the Yellow River Basin written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Management in the Yellow River Basin of China written by Charles Greer and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history the Yellow River, or Huang Ho, has repeatedly broken through its levees to rampage over the densely populated North China Plain. In spite of its importance as the major river of China, little has been written on the Yellow River and its management. Charles Greer fills this gap with his comprehensive and thoroughly researched book. This work deals with the technological problems faced by the Chinese in taming the destructive river and also focuses on cultural attitudes that have governed the Chinese response to nature. For example, water control was not highly regarded by the Taoists, who preferred to let nature take its course; but the Buddhists sought to harness the river against devastating floods and also to benefit their crops. Greer traces water use and management in the Yellow River Basin through Chinese history and discusses early Western interest in the flood problem and Soviet assistance in Yellow River development. He analyzes traditional methods of control as well as newer strategies and their implications. The author of this book is one of a small number of social scientists able to master the original Chinese-language historical materials necessary to this undertaking. He has also examined Chinese water management methods first-hand as part of a delegation of water management specialists in 1976. In addition to geographers and conservationists, China scholars will find this book valuable because of the axial role the control of the Yellow River plays in the fundamental economic health of the People’s Republic of China. Water management engineers will find much useful comparative material.
Download or read book The Yellow River written by David A. Pietz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flowing through the heart of the North China Plain—home to 200 million people—the Yellow River sustains one of China’s core regions. Yet this vital water supply has become highly vulnerable in recent decades, with potentially serious repercussions for China’s economic, social, and political stability. The Yellow River is an investigative expedition to the source of China’s contemporary water crisis, mapping the confluence of forces that have shaped the predicament that the world’s most populous nation now faces in managing its water reserves. Chinese governments have long struggled to maintain ecological stability along the Yellow River, undertaking ambitious programs of canal and dike construction to mitigate the effects of recurrent droughts and floods. But particularly during the Maoist years the North China Plain was radically re-engineered to utilize every drop of water for irrigation and hydroelectric generation. As David A. Pietz shows, Maoist water management from 1949 to 1976 cast a long shadow over the reform period, beginning in 1978. Rapid urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification over the past three decades of China’s economic boom have been realized on a water resource base that was acutely compromised, with effects that have been more difficult and costly to overcome with each passing decade. Chronicling this complex legacy, The Yellow River provides important insight into how water challenges will affect China’s course as a twenty-first-century global power.
Download or read book Climate Change Effects on Groundwater Resources written by Holger Treidel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources. Groundwater is a critical source of fresh drinking water for almost half of the worlds population and it also supplies irrigated agriculture. Groundwater is also important in sustaining streams, lakes, wetlands, and associated ecosystems. But despite this,
Download or read book The Yellow River written by Tetsuya Kusuda and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yellow River basin, located in the semi-arid and arid climate zones in northern China is confronted with serious problems of water deficit as well as water pollution. Due to increasing population levels, rising living standards, increasing pressure of expanding irrigation areas and developing industries in the basin, efficient water resource allocation has become a pressing issue here. On the surface it appears to be domestic, but in reality the problem is one of international proportions because it may impact other countries through trade. Development in the basin is restricted by acute water shortage, salinity damage and pollution. There are many scenarios for the allocation of water resources. One extreme is industry-oriented and the other is agriculture-oriented. The allocation between upstream and downstream is also another issue. In order to understand the current state of water resources in the basin and to provide a way of thinking about the issues, this book systematically explains the methods of modeling, mechanism of water circulation on each element and several technologies for water saving. It also introduces cutting-edge research results of the five-year project "improving the sustainability in utilizing and controlling water in the Yellow River basin" sponsored by Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST).
Download or read book Groundwater Management for Sustainable Agriculture in the North China Plain written by Yanjun Shen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique text that explores recent research on the management of sustainable groundwater use in the North China Plain (NCP), where aquifers are suffering the most severe over‐pumping in the world and have caused serious ecological degradation. It contains research conducted by the editor and his teams on several projects over the past 18 years. Key topics covered include: comprehensive scheme and pathways to achieve sustainable groundwater management description of theoretical basis for water saving and technologies developed in practice at field scale adjusting cropping patterns and planting structure to reduce the cultivation intensity to a suitable extent soft measures such as water metering, pricing, and water marketing being applied in groundwater management practice in the NCP. It will be an invaluable resource to graduate students, education and research staff, and agriculture or water resources authorities.
Download or read book Quantitative Assessment of Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions in the Hailiutu River Basin Erdos Plateau China written by Zhi Yang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a multi-disciplinary approach for investigating the interactions between groundwater and surface water in the semi-arid Hailiutu catchment in the Erdos Plateau, Northwest China. The study consists of statistical detection of river flow regime shifts at the basin level; multiple in-situ measurements for quantifying groundwater discharges using hydraulic, hydrochemical and temperature methods at a local scale; analysis and simulation of impacts of different land use scenarios on groundwater and surface water interactions at the sub-catchment scale; and the quantification of temporal and spatial groundwater and surface water interactions with hydrochemical tracers and modelling methods at the basin scale. The study found that the river flow consists of mainly groundwater discharges at all scales. The river flow regime has been intensively altered by human activities, such as the construction of reservoirs, water diversion, groundwater exploitation, and reforestation. Water use by plants and crops consumes majority of the precipitation. Groundwater sustains vegetation growth and feeds river discharges. The water resources and ecosystem management priority should reduce evaporative water uses by promoting dry resistant plant species for vegetating sand dunes and lower irrigation demand crops for socio-economic development. Furthermore, the Hailiutu River catchment must manage the groundwater recharge for water resource conservation and the maintenance of healthy ecosystems.
Download or read book Water Tower of the Yellow River in a Changing Climate written by Yurong Hu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountains are water towers of our world, but their role in global water resources may be altered due to changing climate. This book provides an integrated assessment of the spatial and temporal variability of both recent and future climate change impacts in the Yellow River source region (YRSR) with specific focus on extremes. The book is structured across four different topics from detecting contemporary hydro-climatic changes, comparing three different statistical downscaling methods, assessing elevation dependency of expected changes in temperature, and projecting future climate-induced hydrologic changes in the YRSR. The detection of historical hydro-climatic changes in recent decades indicates that climate change may already be happening and may pose a serious threat to water availability in this region. However, an ensemble of climate change projections for the periods 2046–2065 and 2081–2100 based on two GCMs and three emission scenarios demonstrates that the future water availability of this region would increase due to climate change. This discrepancy suggests that contemporary hydro-climatic experience based on past records alone may not always provide a reliable guide to the future. This study makes an important contribution toward an improved understanding of climate change impacts in the YRSR. The knowledge generated has major implications for water resources management in the Yellow River and will be instructive for climate change impacts studies in other mountain areas.
Download or read book The El Ni o Phenomenon written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UN. This book was released on 1992 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the effects of, and research into, the El Nino phenomenon. Originating in the Pacific region, El Nino effects a reversal in the direction of winds and ocean currents, and changes in ocean temperature between Indonesia and the Pacific coas
Download or read book Water Resources Research in Northwest China written by Yaning Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-03-23 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the possible impacts of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the vast arid region of Northwest China, which is one of the world’s largest arid places. The first chapter offers an introductory discussion of the physical geography and socioeconomic conditions in the region. Chapters 2 through 7 discuss the climate system and hydrologic system changes in the region, and assess some implications of these changes in relation to potential evapotranspiration, the hydrological cycle and spatiotemporal variations of the snow cover and glaciers as measured via remote sensing, geographic information systems, and statistical analysis. Chapters 8 and 9 focus on model description and experimental design for interpreting the hydro-climatic process, emphasizing the integration of water, climate, and land ecosystems through field observations and computer-based simulations. Chapter 10 examines some extreme hydrological events and presents a study using the historical trend method to investigate the spatial and temporal variability of changing temperature and precipitation extremes in the hyper-arid region of Northwest China. A concluding chapter discusses possible strategies for sustainable watershed management. The contributors are acknowledged experts who bring broad, relevant experience on water resources research in China’s cold and arid regions. The lessons of this volume will prove useful for understanding arid areas elsewhere in the world.
Download or read book Chinese Water Systems written by Yonghui Song and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the huge efforts by the Chinese Government concerning the restoration and future sustainable management of Chinese water systems. It presents the results of a Sino-European joint project concerning the Songhuajiang-Liaohe River Basin (SLRB) in Northeast China conducted by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany, and the Natural Environment Research Council as represented by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), UK. The book explains in great detail the development of risk assessment and corresponding management methods for (i) controlling water pollution, (ii) assessing river health and ecological restoration options, (iii) characterizing persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and (iv) protecting fragile groundwater resources. It also describes the implemented demonstration sites of SLRB during the project course as well as lessons learnt on efficient project management and the dissemination of knowledge and technologies.
Download or read book Yellow river comprehensive assessment Basin features and issues Collaborative research between International Water Management Institute IWMI and Yellow River Conservancy Commission YRCC written by Zhongping Zhu and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2003 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taming the Yellow River Silt and Floods written by L.M. Brush and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About four years ago Dr. Gilbert White visited China and sowed the seeds of this project through conversations with Drs. Huang and Gong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Mr. Long of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission. After some additional rounds of communications by letter, the plan for a workshop evolved and Drs. Wolman and Brush visited with Dr. Sabadell of the Nat_ional Science Foundation to begin the initial planning. In March 1987 Dr. Brush visited China and the details were worked out for the October 1987 workshop. At the outset it was recognized that the 10 American scientists and engineers ltad very Ii ttle knowledge of the Yellow River and none had ever seen it. Therefore, it became important that field trips be scheduled before the workshop to better set the stage for fruitful discussions. It was also acknowledged that the American participants could not present papers about the Yellow River per se so their offerings reflected their general knowledge of rivers using other rivers as examples. On the other hand the Chinese participants were all well into the difficult problems of harnessing the Yellow River and made their presentations accordingly. Despite these differences the subject matter was the unifying thread and cross communication was excellent.
Download or read book Yellow River Basin Management Under Pressure written by Qiting Zuo and published by Mdpi AG. This book was released on 2022-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological protection and high-quality development in the basin of the Yellow River, known as China's "Mother River" and "the cradle of Chinese civilization", have been receiving increasing attention because of the important role they play in China's economic and social development, and its cultural heritage. Under ongoing climate change and intense human activities, the Yellow River basin is facing crucial challenges, e.g., flooding, water security, water resource shortage, water pollution, and ecological environment degradation, which seriously affects the sustainable development of the regional economy and society. Meanwhile, significant differences in key characteristics across the upper, middle, and lower reaches call for joint management efforts, including integrated management, water conservancy, and ecological environment restoration. This Special Issue focusses on the current state, challenges, and suggestions relating to Yellow River basin management and sustainable development under pressure, aiming to help improve ecological protection and achieve high-quality development. The following topics, including the management, restoration and protection of the Yellow River basin, and harmonious regulation of the human-water relationship were systematically studied.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Management Innovation and Economy Development MIED 2023 written by Luiz Moutinho and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-29 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. Management innovation is the secret to success for companies and governments. Management breakthroughs can deliver a solid advantage for innovating organizations. On the other hand, Management Innovation is essential for society's economy growth. But what is management innovation? How to achieve economy development in many fields? The following international conference will answer and discuss those questions. The 2023 International Conference on Management Innovation and Economy Development(MIED 2023)will be held on July 28–30, 2023 in Qingdao, China. The conference mainly focused on research fields such as management innovation and economy development. MIED 2023 provides an open platform that brings worldwide scholars together to present current research and stimulate new growth in management and economy. MIED 2023 invites papers from all areas of management innovation and economy development. And We sincerely invite experts, scholars, business people, and other relevant people from universities and scientific research institutions from all over the world to attend the conference.
Download or read book Hydrological Drought written by Lena M. Tallaksen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of the examples are taken from regions where the rivers run most of the year.
