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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780729403321

Titolo

The Yellow River [[electronic resource] ] : water and life / / Tetsuya Kusuda, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76129-3

9786612761294

981-4280-96-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KusudaT (Tetsuya)

Disciplina

333.91009511

Soggetti

Water resources development - China - Yellow River

Sustainable development - China - Yellow River

Water-supply - China - Yellow River

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Profile of the Yellow River Basin; Water Resources; Water Quality and Ecology; Sediment Transport Modeling; Modeling and Simulation.

Sommario/riassunto

The Yellow River basin, located in the semi-arid and arid climate zones in northern China, is confronted with problems of water deficit as well as water pollution. This book presents research results of a five-year project that improved the sustainability in utilizing and controlling water in the Yellow River Basin.