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Sustainability: Transfer project cannot meet China's water needs

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  • Jon Barnett

    (Jon Barnett is professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, in the School of Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.)

  • Sarah Rogers

    (Sarah Rogers is a research fellow, in the School of Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.)

  • Michael Webber

    (Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson and Mark Wang are professors, in the School of Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.)

  • Brian Finlayson

    (Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson and Mark Wang are professors, in the School of Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.)

  • Mark Wang

    (Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson and Mark Wang are professors, in the School of Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.)

Abstract

Better local water management is the way to keep pace with escalating demands, not pumping water across the country, warn Jon Barnett and colleagues.

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  • Jon Barnett & Sarah Rogers & Michael Webber & Brian Finlayson & Mark Wang, 2015. "Sustainability: Transfer project cannot meet China's water needs," Nature, Nature, vol. 527(7578), pages 295-297, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:527:y:2015:i:7578:d:10.1038_527295a
    DOI: 10.1038/527295a
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    1. Sheng, Jichuan & Qiu, Wenge, 2023. "Inter-basin water transfer policies and water-use technical efficiency: China's South-North Water Transfer Project," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    2. Lijun Jiao & Ruimin Liu & Linfang Wang & Lin Li & Leiping Cao, 2021. "Evaluating Spatiotemporal Variations in the Impact of Inter-basin Water Transfer Projects in Water-receiving Basin," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(15), pages 5409-5429, December.
    3. Jinyao Lin & Qitong Chen, 2023. "Analyzing and Simulating the Influence of a Water Conveyance Project on Land Use Conditions in the Tarim River Region," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, November.
    4. Jiangmei Xiong & Yulin Hswen & John A. Naslund, 2020. "Digital Surveillance for Monitoring Environmental Health Threats: A Case Study Capturing Public Opinion from Twitter about the 2019 Chennai Water Crisis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-15, July.
    5. Sheng, Jichuan & Yang, Hongqiang, 2024. "Linking water markets with payments for watershed services: the eastern route of China's South-North Water Transfer Project," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 295(C).

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