| Description |
236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Shiu-hung Luk and Joseph Whitney -- 1. A Review of the Work during the Early Stages of the Three Gorges Project / Hong Qingyu -- 2. The Features of the Three Gorges Reservoir / Tao Jingliang -- 3. Comprehensive Assessment of the Ecological and Environmental Impact of the Three Gorges Project / Wang Chaojun -- 4. The Three Gorges Project Should Not Go Ahead in the Short Term: Economic Construction Group of the Chinese People's Consultative Committee -- 5. Some Aspects of Sedimentation at the Three Gorges Project / Qian Ning, Zhang Ren and Chen Zhicong -- 6. The Flood Prevention Function of the Three Gorges Project - Disadvantages Outweigh Advantages / Fang Zongdai -- 7. Resettlement Problem of the Three Gorges Project / Fang Zongdai and Wang Shouzhong -- 8. Population Resettlement and Economic Development in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area / Tian Fang and Lin Fatang -- 9. How Much Investment Is Required by the Three Gorges Project? / Wang Jiazhu |
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10. Assessing the Three Gorges Project from Three Macrostrategic Aspects / Tian Fang, Lin Fatang and Ling Chunxi -- Appendix 1. The Changjiang River and the Three Gorges Project -- Appendix 2. Site of the Three Gorges Project -- Appendix 3. Construction Data on the Three Gorges Dam -- Appendix 4. Hydrologic and Flood Prevention Data on the Three Gorges and Changjiang River |
| Notes |
"In this collection, we have selected ten papers ... originally published in China but were translated and published by M.E. Sharpe in two special issues of the journal Chinese geography and environment, volume 1 (1988-89)"--Introd |
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"An East gate book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index |
| Subject |
Dams -- China -- Yangtze River Gorges.
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Hydroelectric power plants -- China -- Yangtze River Gorges.
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| Author |
Whitney, Joseph B.
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Luk, Shiu-hung.
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| LC no. |
91022964 |
| ISBN |
0873327330 alkaline paper |
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