ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND WATERENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE CONTIGUOUS REGION OF JIANGSU, SHANGDONG, HENANAND ANHUI PROVINCES
- Received Date: 1998-05-04
- Publish Date: 1999-03-20
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Key words:
- environmental problems /
- drought and flood disasters /
- water pollution /
- contiguous region of Jiangsu /
- Shandong /
- Henan and Anhui provinces
Abstract: Owing to intensive human activities and the floods of the Huaihe River in historic peiod, the contiguous region of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces is suffering from a variety of environmental problems and naturaldisasters, of which water pollution and drought-flood disasters are most observable. Considering the special location andenvironmental status of the contiguous region, advices are proposed in the paper: perfecting trans-regional managementssystem of water environment incorporating basin management agencies in local government activities; strengthening cooperation of two agencies: water conservancy agency and environment protection agency; enhancing integrated control ofwater pollution and flood-drought disasters; taking the interests of the whole river into acount and paying attention to bothstorage and drainage; broadening sources of water supply and inceasing water delivery; controlling pollutant discharge,developing water saving production system.
Citation: | Jiang Zixun, Ji Zixiu, Yu Xiubo, Zhang Chen. ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND WATERENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE CONTIGUOUS REGION OF JIANGSU, SHANGDONG, HENANAND ANHUI PROVINCES[J]. Chinese Geographical Science, 1999, 9(1): 63-69. |