Waterscape, State and Situation of China’s Water Resources  

作　　者：Kwabena Agyarko Sarpong Wanzhen Xu Julius Mensah-Akoto James Kortey Neequaye Adelaide Angela Dadzie Obeng Frimpong Kwabena Agyarko Sarpong;Wanzhen Xu;Julius Mensah-Akoto;James Kortey Neequaye;Adelaide Angela Dadzie;Obeng Frimpong(School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China;Graduate School of Life and Earth Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;Department of Development and Environmental Studies, Wisconsin International University College, Accra, Ghana;Department of Silviculture and Forest Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)

机构地区：[1]School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China [2]Graduate School of Life and Earth Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan [3]Department of Development and Environmental Studies, Wisconsin International University College, Accra, Ghana [4]Department of Silviculture and Forest Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

出　　处：《Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection》2020年第10期26-51,共26页地球科学和环境保护期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Water is one of the most critical issues of concern in China’s ongoing rapid economic development. The resource is scarce and demand is growing as China becomes more industrialized and urbanized. The situation is exacerbated by natural and anthropogenic events such as climate change, pollution, exorbitant patterns of water consumption, and an uneven distribution of water resources, with devastating impacts on ecosystems, international relations, food security and public health. In this paper, an overview of China’s water resources is presented. Studies on distribution, consumption patterns and pollution of water resources are reviewed in order to understand the over-exploited and unexplored dimensions of the Chinese water landscape. The status of water resources is also studied with an intention of providing information on the dynamics of water quality and quantity. The paper concludes with a discussion on China’s commitment to rebalancing its water growth model and the measures taken to achieve that.Water is one of the most critical issues of concern in China’s ongoing rapid economic development. The resource is scarce and demand is growing as China becomes more industrialized and urbanized. The situation is exacerbated by natural and anthropogenic events such as climate change, pollution, exorbitant patterns of water consumption, and an uneven distribution of water resources, with devastating impacts on ecosystems, international relations, food security and public health. In this paper, an overview of China’s water resources is presented. Studies on distribution, consumption patterns and pollution of water resources are reviewed in order to understand the over-exploited and unexplored dimensions of the Chinese water landscape. The status of water resources is also studied with an intention of providing information on the dynamics of water quality and quantity. The paper concludes with a discussion on China’s commitment to rebalancing its water growth model and the measures taken to achieve that.

关 键 词：China Water Consumption Climate Change POLLUTION POPULATION 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]