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The environmental changes and mitigation actions in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, China

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作者Zhang, Quanfa1; Lou, Zhiping2
刊名ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
出版日期2011-12-01
卷号14期号:8页码:1132-1138
关键词Three Gorges Dam Biodiversity conservation Water environment Uplands Drawdown zone
ISSN号1462-9011
DOI10.1016/j.envsci.2011.07.008
英文摘要The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is by far the world's largest hydroelectric scheme. Due to its unprecedented magnitude, the TGD has been controversial ever since it was proposed in the early 20th century and building commenced in 1993. Recent problems, including geological disasters (e.g., landslides) in the uplands and algal blooms in the aquatic environment since the reservoir's partial filling to 156 m in 2006, suggest that the environmental challenge has never been greater than now. The environmental deterioration might be further intensified when the reservoir reaches its final water level of 175 m. Solving the environmental challenges will be essential for the sustainable development of the Three Gorges Reservoir region (TGRR), and environmental sustainability in the TGRR is a high priority for the nation considering its critical location in the Yangtze Basin, which contributes 40% of China's GDP. This article reviews primary environmental assessments for biodiversity conservation, the water environment, water level fluctuation zone, and the uplands after the partial filling in the reservoir region. It also discusses the success of mitigation efforts to date. Although there are successes in mitigation particularly in conservation of endangered plants and fishes, it seems likely that environmental conditions in the TGRR could only get worse in the short term. Building a partnership among the TGD stakeholders, including local residents, governments, and international communities is necessary to meet the mounting environmental challenge in the TGRR and beyond. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
资助项目Executive Office of the State Council Three Gorges Construction Committee of China[SX2008-005] ; Executive Office of the State Council Three Gorges Construction Committee of China[SX2010-014] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[O629221C01] ; Executive Office of the State Council Three Gorges Construction Committee on the environment in the Three Gorges region
WOS研究方向Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000298219700019
出版者ELSEVIER SCI LTD
源URL[http://202.127.146.157/handle/2RYDP1HH/830]  
专题中国科学院武汉植物园
通讯作者Zhang, Quanfa
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Wuhan Bot Garden, Key Lab Aquat Bot & Watershed Ecol, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Bur Life Sci & Biotechnol, Beijing 100864, Peoples R China
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Zhang, Quanfa,Lou, Zhiping. The environmental changes and mitigation actions in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, China[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY,2011,14(8):1132-1138.
APA Zhang, Quanfa,&Lou, Zhiping.(2011).The environmental changes and mitigation actions in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, China.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY,14(8),1132-1138.
MLA Zhang, Quanfa,et al."The environmental changes and mitigation actions in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, China".ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY 14.8(2011):1132-1138.

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