Chapter 10 Water management systems of China: Water cellar for community

Abstract

The northwestern China has been suffering from severe droughts. Water management has been considered of great importance throughout the history. For drought disaster reduction, water management technologies such as ridge planting, water conservancy projects, and Karez irrigation systems have been developed since ancient times. In this chapter, water cellar system is introduced as an example of indigenous knowledge for water management in Chinese rural communities.

Citation

Fang, W. and Zhong, X. (2010), "Chapter 10 Water management systems of China: Water cellar for community", Shaw, R. and Thaitakoo, D. (Ed.) Water Communities (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 2), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000002013