Reform Of China S Urban Water Sector

Author : Tao Fu,Miao Chang,Lijin Zhong,Michael Sievers,Sven-Uwe Geissen,Movva Reddy
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843391432

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Reform of China's Urban Water Sector by Tao Fu,Miao Chang,Lijin Zhong,Michael Sievers,Sven-Uwe Geissen,Movva Reddy Pdf

Edited by the Water Policy Research Center of the Environment Department of Tsinghua University, this comprehensive report on the Chinese water sector is a collection of findings from recent research conducted by the Center and government consultancy reports. The report presents an overview and analysis of the current situation of the reform of the Chinese urban water sector. This is followed by case studies and appraisals on 17 water industry reform measures collected by the authors in 14 cities. The report then examines key problems of the current water industry reform. The comprehensive scope of this report, the level of detail, as well as the authors’ insights together make this document a unique reference on China’s water industry, as well as an important guide to the future of China’s water management. The book will be extremely useful for public utility reform in China and in other countries. It will therefore be of particular value to government departments, policy advisors, consultants, financing bodies, and utility service providers. The report is part of the Water21 Market Briefing Series. Titles in the series provide more focused insight into aspects of the international water sector. About the authors: Dr Tao FU is Director of the Water Policy Research Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China. Dr Miao CHANG is Senior Research Fellow at the Water Policy Research Center, Tsinghua University. Dr Lijin ZHONG is with the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University.

Author : Greg Browder,Shiqing Xie
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821373323

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Stepping Up by Greg Browder,Shiqing Xie Pdf

As China transitions to a market economy, municipal utilities are evolving into commercially viable companies under government oversight. Great challenges confront the reform process for China's water utilities, including rapid urbanization and emerging inequality, coupled with severe water scarcity and degradation. Cities and their water utilities must provide services within a complex mosaic of policies and regulations provided by national and provincial governments. In China, as throughout the world, water is also a sensitive political issue. Governments are keen to provide good water service, but also attuned to the need to ensure that tariffs are socially acceptable. This report presents a strategic framework and set of recommendations for addressing these challenges and accelerating improvements in China's urban water utilities. Drawing upon the World Bank's experience in China, as well as the Bank's global knowledge, the report provides a comprehensive assessment of urban water services, including policy, regulatory, institutional, financial, and technical issues. The report will prove a valuable resource for policy makers, utility companies, and anyone interested in the development of the world's largest water market.

Author : Sophia Chu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Municipal water supply
ISBN : 9881803934

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The reform of the urban water supply in Southern China by Sophia Chu Pdf

Author : Dajun Shen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030619312

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Water Resources Management of the People’s Republic of China by Dajun Shen Pdf

This book explores water resources management issues in China and possible solutions. It analyzes a wide range of general and specific topics, providing case studies and a balanced review of the past and present situation as well as future developments. The book begins with a general introduction and an overview of hydrology, water resources, and development issues in China. It then presents a management framework, including a management system, management institutions, river basin management, water pricing, water rights, and groundwater management, and discusses its implementation, covering water resources allocation and regulation in the Yellow River, integrated water affair management reforms, and agricultural water management in northern China. The last section focuses on the current reforms and hot topics, with strong emphasis on stringent water resource strategies applied to the river and lake principle system, recycled water use and water resources asset management, as well as climate change impacts, and concludes with a summary of the many changes in the water sector in China and a look at the road ahead and the areas that still need to be reformed.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789292575748

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Addressing Water Security in the People’s Republic of China by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Although accounting for about 20% of the global population, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is endowed with only 7% of the world’s water resources. The country faces severe water scarcity, high levels of urbanization and population growth, and climate change. For the PRC’s continuing development, it must protect and develop its freshwater resources. This publication provides recommended policy initiatives to ensure the PRC’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016–2020) contributes to significant improvements in national water security, particularly in extreme water-scarce provinces. Some actions proposed for increased water security are better water resources management, more cross-sector planning, deeper reform of the water pricing system, and creation of water markets.

Author : Selina Ho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108427821

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Thirsty Cities by Selina Ho Pdf

Provides the answer to the enduring puzzle why India lags behind China in offering public goods to its people.

Author : A. Nickson,R. Franceys
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349408638

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Tapping the Market by A. Nickson,R. Franceys Pdf

This book examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The growing public private partnership for urban water supply is analyzed, focussing on the concession contract model. The implications for meeting the water needs of the urban poor, for the regulatory role of the state and for state capacity building are also discussed.

Author : Bandaragoda, D. J.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-16
Category : Watershed management
ISBN : 9789290906261

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Status of institutional reforms for integrated water resources management in Asia: Indications from policy reviews in five countries by Bandaragoda, D. J. Pdf

Case studies were conducted in five selected Asian countries on their water policy reform initiatives. Of the five countries, China stands out as the country that has derived the most from on-going global efforts in promoting water sector institutional reforms and the concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM). China has emerged as the leader in adapting these concepts to suit the context of the country. Advanced stages of water development in many parts of the country and increased water shortages due to rapid economic development have prompted China to forge ahead in the search for institutional solutions to make the water sector more productive, and the management of water resources more sustainable. In the other selected countries, efforts to replicate the models of developed countries without much adaptation and due reference to their stages of development have generally failed. The dominance of irrigation within the water sector and the informality of the economy related to water in these countries seem to make the application of prescribed IWRM principles rather unfeasible. The lesson to be drawn from policy reviews of the five countries is that effective waterinstitutions are not static systems, but are adaptive and dynamic institutional developments compatible with the local context, particularly with the structure of the overall economy of the country and its water sector.

Author : Stephan Köster,Moritz Reese,Jian'e Zuo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030014889

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Urban Water Management for Future Cities by Stephan Köster,Moritz Reese,Jian'e Zuo Pdf

This book features expert contributions on key sustainability aspects of urban water management in Chinese agglomerations. Both technical and institutional pathways to sustainable urban water management are developed on the basis of a broad, interdisciplinary problem analysis.

Author : Zmarak Shalizi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Addressing China's Growing Water Shortages and Associated Social and Environmental Consequences by Zmarak Shalizi Pdf

"China has experienced a wide-scale and rapid transformation from an agricultural based economy to the manufacturing workshop of the world. The associated relocation of the population from relatively low density rural areas to very high density urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is being depleted. In addition, the quality of water is deteriorating because of pollution, thereby aggravating existing water shortages. The biggest challenge ahead will be for national and local governments to craft policies and rules within China's complex cultural and legal administrative system that provide incentives for users to increase efficiency of water use, and for polluters to clean up the water they use and return clean water to stream flows. Using a standard public economics framework, water requirements for public goods-such as ecosystem needs-should be set aside first, before allocating property rights in water (to enable water markets to function and generate efficient allocation signals). Even then, water markets will have to be regulated to ensure public goods, such as public health, are not compromised. Until water markets are implemented, staying the course on increasing water and wastewater prices administratively and encouraging water conservation are necessary to reduce the wasting of current scarce water resources, as well as the new water supplies to be provided in the future. "--World Bank web site.

Author : Asanga Gunawansa,Lovleen Bhullar
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781781006429

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Water Governance by Asanga Gunawansa,Lovleen Bhullar Pdf

ÔEnsuring that everybody has access to drinking water, sanitation and enough nutritious food, which depends on water to grow it, are prerequisites for a healthy life. Water management is not just about the technical aspects of water supply and sanitation. It is equally about our water governance systems, including policies, regulation and societal perception of water rights. This book presents many helpful examples of how different societies are dealing with these issues and of the performance of public and private sector players in this important arena.Õ Ð Colin Chartres, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka ÔI congratulate the Institute of Water Policy, the two editors and the contributors for a very thoughtful book on urban water governance. Our objective is to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services to our people. This book contains useful lessons on how to achieve that objective.Õ Ð Tommy Koh, Chairman, Governing Council, Asia-Pacific Water Forum This insightful book explores urban water governance challenges in different parts of the world and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of publicly run, privatized, and publicÐprivate partnership managed water facilities. The contributors expertly discuss various types of public and private water governance architectures as well as identifying the trends, challenges, opportunities and the shifts in perceptions with regard to the provision of water supply services. Many chapters are dedicated to analyzing the urban water supply scenarios in selected countries, with specific focus on legal, policy and institutional frameworks. The study reveals that while private sector participation has been largely promoted by multilateral institutions as part of institutional and financial reforms, ultimately governments bear the major responsibility for provision of water supply services either as Ôservice providerÕ or as Ôregulator and policy-makerÕ. Containing a detailed overview and analysis of the global urban water supply sector, this timely compendium will strongly appeal to academics, researchers and university students following water-related courses. Water sector professionals, water regulators and public officers as well as managers and researchers employed by private sector water operators will also find plenty of invaluable information in this important book.

Author : Todd Johnson,Feng Liu,Richard S. Newfarmer
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821340441

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Clear Water, Blue Skies by Todd Johnson,Feng Liu,Richard S. Newfarmer Pdf

Food, consumption, demand, agricultural research, fertilizer, land, water resources, infrastructure, domestic grain, international grain market, economy, business, markets, tariffs, environment, health, productivity, pollution, energy, industry, water, urban transportation, pension reform, elderly, education, employment, rural, urban, income, poverty.

Author : Yan Wei
Publisher : Springer
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783662436837

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Regulating Municipal Water Supply Concessions by Yan Wei Pdf

This book discusses the recently introduced concession policy, which is also known as PPP worldwide, on municipal utilities policy in China. In this context, critics have claimed that there is a gap in accountability with regard to concessions. The author utilizes interdisciplinary methods and comparative studies, taking into account the situation in the EU and US to analyze the accountability gap some feel will be created when the policy is implemented. Taking water sector concessions as the subject of discussion, the author distinguishes between three types of accountability: traditional bureaucratic accountability, legal accountability and public accountability. By systematically analyzing the essential problems involved, the book attempts to achieve a better understanding of concession and its application in the context of public utilities and finds that the alleged accountability gap is attributed to traditional bureaucratic accountability in China and the concession system per se.

Author : Joyce Valdovinos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000426663

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Transnational Corporations in Urban Water Governance by Joyce Valdovinos Pdf

This book examines the role played by business in urban water governance by analyzing the evolution of the global private water sector along with four public-private partnerships in Mexico and the U.S. The local nature of water services often hides the global developments behind the rise of transnational water corporations, which have gone from being local operators to becoming dynamic and powerful actors within an interconnected transnational space for water. This book focuses on the French groups Veolia and Suez, two of the most prominent private actors in global water governance, and the development and adaptation strategies of both companies in the cities of Aguascalientes, Mexico City, Atlanta, and Milwaukee over the past 30 years. Drawing on over 100 interviews conducted with corporate executives, public authorities, and local users of water services, this book moves beyond the simplistic dichotomy of the public-private debate and develops a theoretical framework that analyzes the economic and political power wielded by transnational business actors in global water governance. Not only does the book explain how Veolia and Suez strategically mobilize resources at difference scales in order to expand their global operations, but it also provides a nuanced picture of how state regulation remains of central importance to understanding the dynamics and evolution of the global water sector. Students and scholars interested in business and the environment, including public-private partnerships, business management and transnational corporations, and water governance, will find this book of great interest as will professionals and policymakers working in these fields.

Author : Kate Smith,Shuming Liu
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780409931

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Reducing Energy for Urban Water and Wastewater: by Kate Smith,Shuming Liu Pdf

Cities use large amounts of costly energy to supply water and treat wastewater, especially in China, one of the world’s largest providers of urban water and sanitation services. Reducing Energy for Urban Water and Wastewater shows how cities can reduce energy use, cut costs and curb greenhouse gas emissions. First, it guides the reader through water supply and wastewater treatment, explaining how energy is used at each step. Then the authors: • Outline the most effective ideas for reducing energy use in cities, using China as a case study. • Provide a decision-making framework to help cities focus their efforts. • Investigate an often-overlooked high energy user in dense cities and suggest a way to cut energy. • Assess the unintended downside of stricter wastewater standards and how to optimise the upside. • Provide suggestions for increasing water and energy recovery in water-scarce cities. The focus throughout is China, the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world.