Same longitude, different latitudes: Institutional change in urban water in China, North and South

Article Abstract:

A study focusing on a range of institutional innovations in Beijing, in the dry Hai River basin, and in major municipalities of the water-rich Pearl River Delta, in the areas of cross-boundary interactions, retail water pricing and the establishment of urban-based water services bureaux are presented. The problem of bringing sufficient water of adequate quality to urban areas and treating it once used is becoming increasingly complex, requiring and eliciting innovative political and institutional responses in all parts of China.

Municipal water supply, Pearl River (China)

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China, the WTO, and implications for the environment

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China formally entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 11 December 2001, which promised among other things to further liberalize the Chinese economy, accelerate economic growth, increase the country's international prestige, and in these ways enhance the flagging legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party. On balance, factors related to China's WTO membership is responsible for increasing environmental harms, both within China and abroad.

Economic aspects, Environmental aspects, Membership, World Trade Organization

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One step forward, two steps back: Flood management policy in the United States

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The policy followed by the US government to mitigate flood hazards is discussed on the basis of a review of the country's two core policies, namely the 100-year standard and the National Flood Insurance Program. Notwithstanding the good intentions behind the two policies, several hurdles obstructed their successful implementation and suggestions are offered on how best such hurdles could be overcome.

United States, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Flood Control & Dams, Flood control, Emergency management, Emergency preparedness

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