On regional differentiation of river water environment capacity and strategies to control water environment pollution in China

Abstract

China has large population and wide territory, the natural conditions of different regions are complicated, water resources are distributed unblanced, economic developing states are unequal. For these reasons the variation of concerned water environment capacity has obvious character of regional differentiation. In this paper, from the economic development point of view, the regular pattern of regional differentiation of China’s water environment capacity resources is analyzed, the concept of contradictory degree between water environment capacity and economic development is introduced, based on them, rivers in China are divided into three regions, and corresponding strategies to control water pollution are advanced. The aims are to use river water environment capacity resources effectively, to control pollution and to improve environmental quality.