Ten Key Questions About the Management of Water in the Yellow River Basin |
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Authors: | Jon Barnett Michael Webber Mark Wang Brian Finlayson Debbie Dickinson |
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Institution: | (1) School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia |
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Abstract: | Water is scarce in many regions of the world, clean water is difficult to find in most developing countries, there are conflicts
between irrigation needs and urban demands, and there is wide debate over appropriate means of resolving these problems. Similarly,
in China, there is limited understanding of the ways in which people, groups, and institutions contribute to, are affected
by, and respond to changes in water quantity and quality. We use the example of the Yellow River basin to argue that these
social, managerial, and policy dimensions of the present water problems are significant and overshadow the physical ones.
Despite this, they receive relatively little attention in the research agenda, particularly of the lead agencies in the management
of the Yellow River basin. To this end, we ask ten research questions needed to address the policy needs of water management
in the basin, split into two groups of five. The first five relate to the importance of water in this basin and the changes
that have affected water problems and will continue to do so. The second five questions represent an attempt to explore possible
solutions to these problems. |
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Keywords: | Water resources Yellow River Water management Human dimensions Research questions Policy |
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