Language: English
Published on: 1992-01
Hardcover
This book reports the up-to-date results of water resources investigation and evaluation in China. It gives a global perspective of the natural feature and the characteristics of the spatial and temporal variations in the principal hydrologic elements of China. A theory, that the frequency of drought and flood is owing to the uneven distribution of water resources and the wide variation of precipitation and runoff in year and between years, is set forth in the volume. Based on the detailed data gained from the general survey of water quality, the book tells readers the causes of the serious water resources pollution and its effects on national economy development and human life. The book, contains 7 chapters: general physical environment, temporal and special distribution of main hydrological elements, surface water resources, ground water resources, gross water resources, water quality, issues in China's water resources. It will be found useful by engineers, as well as by planners and administrators.
