Pietz, David Allen,

The Yellow River : the problem of water in modern China / David A. Pietz. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 367 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- On the ecological margins -- Management and mismanagement in the imperial period -- Transforming the land of famine -- Making the water run clear -- Creating a garden on the North China Plain -- Managing legacies, managing growth.



9780674736108


Water--Pollution--China.
Water--Purification--China.
Economic development--Environmental aspects--China.


Electronic Books.

TD424 / .Y455 2015