Essays about: "China s future water demand"

Found 3 essays containing the words China s future water demand.

  1. 1. A Price-based Demand Response Programme for an Industrial Company : A Case Study of the Waste Management Industry

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Miguel Tavares; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Climate change mitigation and sustainable economic development areon the main agenda of many developed countries. Moreover, emerging economies,such as China which makes up 18.5% of the world’s population, are facingmajor problems of air and water pollution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Water use in the Chinese coal industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

    Author : Erik Olsson; [2015]
    Keywords : water; freshwater; coal; China; withdrawal; consumption; projections; scenarios; vatten; färskvatten; kol; Kina; kolindustri; vattenuttag; vattenkonsumtion;

    Abstract : Freshwater resources are getting increasingly scarce throughout the world. In 21th century China, coal is the fuel of the nation’s economic growth. Coal is also the nation’s largest source of industrial water use. READ MORE

  4. 3. Water Situation In China - Crisis Or Business As Usual?

    University essay from Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Elaine Leong; [2013]
    Keywords : water; water crisis; water pollution; China; Yangtze River; Yellow River; Huai River; Hai River; Tarim River; Pearl River; Falkenmark Water Scarcity Index; Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity; Physical and economic water scarcity index; Water stress indicator taking environmental water requirements into account; Heihe River; China s future water demand; China s water future;

    Abstract : Several studies indicates China is experiencing a water crisis, were several regions are suffering of severe water scarcity and rivers are heavily polluted. On the other hand, water is used inefficiently and wastefully: water use efficiency in the agriculture sector is only 40% and within industry, only 40% of the industrial wastewater is recycled. READ MORE