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Reviewing the Poyang Lake Hydraulic Project Based on Humans’ Changing Cognition of Water Conservancy Projects

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  • Yao Wu

    (College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    Poyang Lake Hydro Project Construction Office of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330046, China)

  • Lidan Guo

    (International River Research Centre, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
    Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
    Jiangsu Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of World Water Valley and Water Ecological Civilization, Nanjing 211100, China)

  • Ziqiang Xia

    (College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    International River Research Centre, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China)

  • Peiran Jing

    (Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China)

  • Xunzhou Chunyu

    (College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

Abstract

Water conservancy projects occupy an extremely important status in human development history. Human cognition about water conservancy projects has been in constant evolution along with the changing relationship between humans and nature (water). Based on a literature review, this study provides a systemic summary of the evolution of the human need for water resources and of water conservancy projects, as well as the equilibrium between humans and nature (river and lake ecosystems). More importantly, the transformation of cognition concerning the governance of nature and river and lake ecosystems is reviewed. Taking the perspective of modern rationalism on water conservancy projects, four major changes in human cognition are identified. Further, the most salient water-related issues arising from China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, are analyzed and the history and predicament of its governance are described. This is accompanied by a discussion on the countermeasures. Finally, based on the evolution of the human–water relationship and cognitive transformation concerning water conservancy projects, several suggestions are proposed for the planned construction of the Poyang Lake Hydraulic Project. The conclusions of this paper shed new light on the principles of water governance and water conservancy project construction in a new era that has witnessed a growing conflict between socioeconomic development and the water environment. Our suggestions are also valuable for the governance of Poyang Lake.

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  • Yao Wu & Lidan Guo & Ziqiang Xia & Peiran Jing & Xunzhou Chunyu, 2019. "Reviewing the Poyang Lake Hydraulic Project Based on Humans’ Changing Cognition of Water Conservancy Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-21, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:9:p:2605-:d:228674
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    1. Xun Liu & Zhiyuan Xue & Zhenhan Ding & Siyu Chen, 2023. "Sustainability Assessment of Municipal Infrastructure Projects Based on Continuous Interval Argumentation Ordered Weighted Average (C-OWA) and Cloud Models," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-23, March.
    2. Hsiao-Hsien Lin & I.-Yun Chen & Chih-Hung Tseng & Yueh-Shiu Lee & Jao-Chuan Lin, 2022. "A Study of the Impact of River Improvement and Greening on Public Reassurance and the Urban Well-Being Index during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-28, March.
    3. Yujuan Zhai & Libo Hao & Yanhong Zhang & Ye Li & Zhaoli Liu, 2021. "Wetland Biodiversity Disturbance Evaluation Induced by a Water Conservancy Project in the Flooded Plain of the Huolin River Lower Reaches," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-17, April.

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