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Environmental Policies and Water Resource Management

In: Growth Mechanisms and Sustainable Development of the Chinese Economy

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  • Nanae Yamada

    (Institute of Developing Economies)

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As a consequence of rapid economic growth since the transition to a market economy, China has been facing diverse and serious environmental problems. This chapter presents the achievements of China’s water environmental policy and resource management through case studies with comparisons to Japanese experiences. This chapter focuses on water, which is not only a key driver of economic and social development but also an essential element of the natural environment. It first reviews the evolution of environmental policies in both countries to show that they have been shifting from ex post regulatory measures to Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) toward more sustainable and integrated watershed management. It then examines three examples of water environment policies during the periods of rapid economic growth in both countries: the emission surcharge system based on the Polluter-Pays Principle (PPP), inter-sectoral water rights transfer, and Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) at the rural community level. Finally, policy implications from the case studies and the challenges and future prospects for the post-economic growth and population decline phases in China and Japan are discussed.

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  • Nanae Yamada, 2022. "Environmental Policies and Water Resource Management," Springer Books, in: Xinxin Ma & Cheng Tang (ed.), Growth Mechanisms and Sustainable Development of the Chinese Economy, chapter 0, pages 227-248, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-19-3858-0_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3858-0_8
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