China Water Encyclopedia. Water Economy Volume

Author: Qiu Zhong'en
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is one of the 21 volumes published as part of the Comprehensive Encyclopedia of China's Water Conservancy. As water economics is a rapidly developing new discipline, the revision of this edition has made significant changes to the content, striving to reflect the new developments and changes in the field over the past decade or so. It organizes the knowledge of the discipline into six sections—comprehensive, engineering costs, engineering benefits, economic analysis and evaluation of water conservancy projects, costs and prices of water conservancy products, and water conservancy economic policies—in the form of entries. With 155 entries, it introduces the basic concepts, theories, methods, and facts related to the discipline, presenting the content in an accessible and easy-to-understand manner. It is suitable for technical personnel, researchers, managers, and students of relevant disciplines in universities and colleges engaged in water conservancy and hydropower work. It can also be used by a broad readership interested in the water conservancy cause and eager to learn about water conservancy knowledge to clarify doubts and solve problems.