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Interbasin transfer projects and their implications: A China case study

Xuejun Shao Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China E-mail: [email protected]
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Hong Wang Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Zhaoyin Wang Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, Beijing, 100044, China
Pages 5-14 | Received 07 Jan 2003, Accepted 07 Jan 2003, Published online: 23 Aug 2010

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