Water Resource Protection and Its Legislation

Author: Yuan Hongren
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: To effectively improve water resource protection in China, in addition to engineering measures, it is crucial to emphasize preventive approaches such as policy and regulations. Based on the broader context of implementing the sustainable development strategy and establishing a market economy system, the author conducts a comprehensive investigation and analysis of the current status and main issues in China's water resource protection. The book systematically studies and redefines the concept, connotation, and scope of water resource protection, as well as the principles and institutional frameworks for water resource protection. It proposes legislative recommendations for revising the "Water Law" and economic policy suggestions for water resource protection. Particularly, it analyzes the relationship between water resource protection and water pollution control, which urgently needs resolution. Starting from the concept of "water rights," it discusses the issue of irresponsible water resource protection and proposes the importance and of using economic means to protect water resources under a market mechanism, including establishing mechanisms for compensatable water use and compensation. This forms a relatively complete framework for water resource protection work.