Public water utilities have increasingly turned to increasing block rate price structures to reduce water consumption … and signal the high environmental costs of water supply. Hsu evaluates the impact of a new and substantially higher price … those who consume very high quantities of water. The public water utility in Seattle added such a rate to its existing price …

that influence water policy. In the pages of this report we document the first steps toward developing a specialized … law, each of which influence the supply and demand for water. Specifically, these systems, their associated processes, and … Dispute Resolution (CADRe). The Center's mission is to manage water conflict through the application of computer …

Transformationsprozesses in Deutschland und in China sowie die Übertragbarkeit, nämlich inwieweit können die deutschen Erfahrungen nach China … Kreislaufwirtschaft werden die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen China und Deutschland herausgefunden. Das starke … Wirtschaftswachstum hat nicht nur in Industrieländern, wie Deutschland, sondern auch in Entwicklungsländern, wie China, zu wachsendem …

Whereas water is an important input in rice production, China faces severe problems with increasing demand for water … and limited water resources. In conventional paddy production, one of the most important irrigated crops, a significant … amount of irrigation water is lost due to percolation and evaporation. Therefore, it exist a vivid research in water saving …

at the sustainable development of the society. Such a shift is appropriate and desirable for China as the move enables … the past twenty years. While China defines unemployment differently to other countries and has the unique phenomenon of …

in mitigation of global warming. Since it was initiated, thousands of CDM projects have been carried out. China, in … benefits the CDM has brought to China, many barriers and problems are still encountered in the practical implementation of CDM … projects. Moreover, as the first Kyoto period is set to expire in 2012, China, as a major emitter and developing country, will …