China's Water Crisis

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EastBridge, 2004 - 242 pages
Chinese investigative journalist Ma details the extent to which China faces a major water crisis brought on by an unchecked use of resources in order to fuel economic expansion. He explores how dams and other water control projects have led to a situation in which the Yellow River and other water courses literally drying up. He also details the effects of deforestation on the Yangtze river and discusses the impact of other ecological problems facing water resources in each of China's water basin regions.

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À propos de l'auteur (2004)

Ma Jun, a leading Chinese investigative journalist, worked at the South China Morning Post from 1993 to 2000 where he produced his own reports and wrote many feature articles on the Chinese environment, eventually becoming Chief Representative of SCMP.com in Beijing. He is currently an environmental consultant with Sinoshere Corporation. Zhongguo shui weiji was published by China Environmental Sciences Publishing House in late 1999.

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