Evolution of water management in shanxi and shaanxi provinces since the ming and qing dynasties of China

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 643-658

  Dang, Xiaohong ^a   Webber, Michael ^b   Chen, Dan ^c   Wang, Mark Yaolin ^b  

^a QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Local self government; Ming and Qing dynasties; Shaanxi; Shanxi; Water management

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; WATER SUPPLY;

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT; MING AND QING DYNASTIES; SHAANXI; SHANXI; TOPOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; WATER SHORTAGES;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LEGAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SELF GOVERNMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; SHAANXI; SHANXI;

EID: 84883172290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5020643     Document Type: Article

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