China's Water CrisisEastBridge, 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. |