9th
International Rainwater Catchment Systems Conference
"Rainwater
Catchment: An Answer to the Water Scarcity of the Next Millennium."
Petrolina, Brazil - July 1999
Section 1: Strategy for Rainwater Utilization in the Next Millennium
Paper 1.2
Division Study of Rainwater Utilization in China
Haisheng Mou, Huilin Wang & Hsiang-te
Kung
Beijing Research and Application Institute of Water
1900 Clinton Ave. S., Apt. 11
Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA
Fax: 612-813-1852
Email: mailto:hmou@stthomas.edu
Abstract
During the last two decades, there has been a dramatic
increase in the application of rainwater catchment systems for domestic water
supplies and agricultural irrigation, especially for rural areas in developing
countries. Tens of millions of systems have been constructed worldwide, and
interest in these is continuing to grow, even in urban and industrialized
regions. An old technology is gaining popularity in a new way. Rainwater
collection will play an important role in solving the water shortage problems
in China. This study analyzes those areas most suitable for rainwater catchment
in China and presents the ranking of fitness for rainwater catchment in China
and its further development in the near future. A GIS is used to help identify
and list the potential areas of rainwater catchment throughout China
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