The South-to-North Water Transfer Project of China: Environmental implications and monitoring strategy

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1238-1247

  Zhang, Quanfa ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Environmental monitoring; Inter basin water transfer; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HAN RIVER; INTER-BASIN WATER TRANSFER; LONG TERM MONITORING; MONITORING STRATEGY; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; RESEARCH NETWORKS; SEAWATER INTRUSION; SOUTH TO NORTH WATER TRANSFER PROJECT; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER SUPPLYING; YANGTZE DELTA; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER DIVERSION; SEAWATER; TECTONICS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

DISCHARGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350764843     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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