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Scalar configuration, power strategies and water governance: insights from the politics of the Yangtze-to-Huai Water Transfer Project

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  • Qidong Huang
  • Hairong Zhang
  • Jiajun Xu
  • Fang Yang

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The paper studies the decision-making process of the Yangtze-to-Huai Water Transfer Project (YHWTP) in China to explore how governments at various levels and the public respond to spatial and jurisdictional ambiguities inherent in the incomplete decentralization of water governance. Through participatory observations, semi-structured interviews and investigation of historical records of the project, we examine scalar strategies adopted by various groups at different stages. We find that within China’s regionally decentralized authoritarian regime under centralized regulation, the scalar configurations as a result of the scalar strategies produce material consequence in the planning, designing and construction of inter-basin transfer projects. The use of such strategies transforms the existing scalar configuration, which provides a basis for further changes in the power structure.

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  • Qidong Huang & Hairong Zhang & Jiajun Xu & Fang Yang, 2022. "Scalar configuration, power strategies and water governance: insights from the politics of the Yangtze-to-Huai Water Transfer Project," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 658-679, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:658-679
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1929087
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    1. Wei Wu & Hang Chen & Sheng Xu & Ting Liu & Hao Wang & Gaoqing Li & Jiawei Wang, 2023. "Water Environment Characteristics and Water Quality Assessment of Water Source of Diversion System of Project from Hanjiang to Weihe River," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-15, February.

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