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Freshwater management and climate change adaptation: Experiences from the Central Yangtze in China

Date

Authors

Yu, Xiubo

Jiang, Luguang

Li, Lifeng

Wang, Jinxin

Wang, Limin

Li, Gang

Pittock, James

Publisher

Earthscan Publications Ltd

Abstract

The Yangtze is the largest river basin in China and home to over 400 million people. In recent history, and especially during 1950s-1970s, extensive lakes and floodplains were reclaimed as polders for agriculture and rural development. Consequently, the f

Keywords

Keywords: adaptive management; agricultural development; climate change; embankment; floodplain; partnership approach; river basin; river management; rural development; China; Hubei; Yangtze River China; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Freshwater management; Yangtze River

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/57476

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Climate and Development

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.3763/cdev.2009.0023

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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