Environmental Flows Legislation and Regulations in Foreign Countries and the Enlightenment to China

Abstract:

Environmental flow is a key factor to protect river ecological system, however, there is no international agreement concerned with environmental flows exclusively so far. This paper demonstrated the importance and urgency of environment water demand in the world and presented summary and analysis of environmental flows legislation and regulations. Europe and other countries have been investigated and compared systematically. At last, specialized legislative proposals were provided for protection of aquatic ecosystems and their environment in China.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 2181-2186
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.2181
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Chang Chun Chen*, La Chun Wang, Xue Zhang Cao, Jie Song
• Keywords: Environmental Flows, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Regulations

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