This book investigates water resources management and policy in China over the last two decades with a core focus on the role of water for socioeconomic develop

China has forty major transboundary watercourses with neighbouring countries, and has frequently been accused of harming its downstream neighbours through its d

China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigat

Water-related conflicts have a long history and will continue to be a global and regional problem. Asia, with 1.5 billion of its people living in shared river b

With the increasing threat of depleted and contaminated water supplies around the world, this book provides a timely and much needed analysis of how cities shou