Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000

The report examines the relationships between agricultural policies in the North China Plain, the approaches to water management that evolved from them, the quantity of water that was actually used, and the consequent groundwater depletion beneath Luancheng County, Hebei Province, from 1949 to 2000....

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Autores principales: Kendy, E., Molden, David J., Steenhuis, Tammo S., Liu, C.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39858
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author Kendy, E.
Molden, David J.
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Liu, C.
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Liu, C.
Molden, David J.
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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Molden, David J.
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Liu, C.
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description The report examines the relationships between agricultural policies in the North China Plain, the approaches to water management that evolved from them, the quantity of water that was actually used, and the consequent groundwater depletion beneath Luancheng County, Hebei Province, from 1949 to 2000. To systematically address these relationships, we use a comprehensive water-balance approach. Our results indicate that a single, longstanding policy-that of using groundwater to meet the crop-water requirements not supplied by precipitation-is responsible for the steady rate of groundwater decline.
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spelling CGSpace398582025-11-07T08:44:48Z Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000 Kendy, E. Molden, David J. Steenhuis, Tammo S. Liu, C. agricultural production groundwater aquifers water shortage irrigation efficiency agricultural policy crop production wastewater water management hydrology economic development crop yield cotton wheat sprinkler irrigation water conservation water use efficiency pumping water balance vegetables rural economy irrigated framing The report examines the relationships between agricultural policies in the North China Plain, the approaches to water management that evolved from them, the quantity of water that was actually used, and the consequent groundwater depletion beneath Luancheng County, Hebei Province, from 1949 to 2000. To systematically address these relationships, we use a comprehensive water-balance approach. Our results indicate that a single, longstanding policy-that of using groundwater to meet the crop-water requirements not supplied by precipitation-is responsible for the steady rate of groundwater decline. 2003 2014-06-13T14:29:34Z 2014-06-13T14:29:34Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39858 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Kendy, E.; Molden, David J.; Steenhuis, T. S.; Liu, C. 2003. Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 45p. (IWMI Research Report 071)
spellingShingle agricultural production
groundwater
aquifers
water shortage
irrigation efficiency
agricultural policy
crop production
wastewater
water management
hydrology
economic development
crop yield
cotton
wheat
sprinkler irrigation
water conservation
water use efficiency
pumping
water balance
vegetables
rural economy
irrigated framing
Kendy, E.
Molden, David J.
Steenhuis, Tammo S.
Liu, C.
Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title_full Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title_fullStr Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title_full_unstemmed Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title_short Policies drain the North China Plain: agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in Luancheng County, 1949-2000
title_sort policies drain the north china plain agricultural policy and groundwater depletion in luancheng county 1949 2000
topic agricultural production
groundwater
aquifers
water shortage
irrigation efficiency
agricultural policy
crop production
wastewater
water management
hydrology
economic development
crop yield
cotton
wheat
sprinkler irrigation
water conservation
water use efficiency
pumping
water balance
vegetables
rural economy
irrigated framing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39858
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