Principle and Application of Water Healthy Cycle

Author: Zhang Jie, Xiong Biyong, Li Jie
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book starts from the movement patterns of water on Earth and studies the relationship between human water use and the hydrological cycle. It points out that human water use, or the social cycle of water, should comply with the laws of natural hydrology to achieve a healthy social water cycle. Only through this understanding can the natural aquatic environment be maintained, and water resources can be sustainably utilized. The book is divided into 9 chapters. Chapter 1 explores the water resources and circulation patterns on Earth; Chapter 2 introduces the current state of China's social water cycle and the causes of water environment degradation; Chapters 3 and 4 discuss the concept of a healthy water cycle, its implementation strategies, and pathways; Chapters 5 and 6 propose the modern perspective of urban drainage systems and a new model of human recycling water use. Chapters 7 to 9 introduce the authors' planning research on urban effective water use and water environment restoration projects, conducted in Shenzhen, Dalian, Beijing, and other locations, using theories of water environment restoration and methods of healthy social water cycles.
This book starts from the movement patterns of water on Earth and studies the relationship between human water use and the hydrological cycle, pointing out that human water use, or the social cycle of water, should comply with the laws of natural hydrological cycle to achieve a healthy social water cycle.