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A historical perspective of river basin management in the Pearl River Delta of China
Journal of Environmental Management, 2007Three innovations in water and soil conservancy technology in the Pearl River Delta of South China, i.e., dike building, land reclamation, and dike-pond systems, were examined from a historical perspective. They were found to best reflect local farmers' efforts to cope with the challenges of various water disasters and to build a harmonious ...
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Reclamation and Regulation in the Pearl River Delta, China
2002Quaternary sea level changes have played a key role in the development and evolution of the Pearl River delta. About 10,000 years ago, sea level was 100 m lower than today. There were deeply incised river valleys in the modern Pearl River delta area at that time.
Lei Yaping, Wu Chao-Yu, Chen Jiyu
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Sea Level Rise in the Pearl River Delta
2018This chapter examines the effects of sea level rise in the Pearl River Delta in Southern China and how it will affect China’s maritime economy. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the most important economic regions in China and represents almost 10 percent of China’s national GDP.
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Engineered ecologies of the Pearl River Delta
2013The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region is one of the densest urban areas of the world with a complex hydrological system that blurs, stretches, and redefines the traditionally binary relationships between artificial and natural. Engineered processes such as land reclamation, dredging, and aquaculture have altered the natural cycles of erosion and ...
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