| The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China Subjects: Yellow River (China); North China Plain (China); Water -- Pollution -- China; Water -- Purification -- China; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- China; Flowing through the heart of the North China Plain--home to 200 million people--the Yellow River sustains one of China's core regions. Yet this vital water supply has become highly vulnerable in recent decades, with potentially serious repercussions for China's economic, social, and political stability. The Yellow River is an investigative expedition to the source of China's contemporary water crisis, mapping the confluence of forces that have shaped the predicament that the world's most populous nation now faces in managing its water reserves. Pietz David A. : David A. Pietz is UNESCO Chair of Environmental History and Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of Arizona. |