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The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China David A. Pietz
The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China
David A. Pietz
In the Maoist years the North China Plain was re-engineered to use every drop of water for irrigation and hydroelectricity. As David Pietz shows, China’s urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification rested on compromised water resources, with effects that cast a long shadow over China’s future course as a global power.
330 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 5, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674058248 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 158 × 244 × 31 mm · 686 g |
| Language | English |