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| Author(s): | T. Fu, M. Chang and L. Zhong |
| Publisher: | IWA Publishing |
| ISBN: | 9781843391432 |
| Format: | softback |
| 333pp | |
| Price: | £325.00, $650.00 |
| Review Date: | 21 July 2008 |
| Review: | Urban water supply in China was catering for 303 million people at the end of 2005, while the estimated urban population requiring to be served by the year 2010 is 670 million people. This is a very considerable rise requiring high investment not only in water supply but also in sewage treatment. Along with this is a high demand for effective finance, administration and finance. In 2002 China also undertook a reform process called mercerization, where market forces are brought to bear on the current water sector organization, as distinct from privatization. As the authors state, water supply and sanitation has changed from being a public welfare to a social service. Reforms have been underway for several years and the intention of this book is to summarize and lessons learned and avoid mistakes, thus providing guidance for the next stages of reform. The book is in three parts: Part I – reform and current situation, Part II – case studies (this looks at 17 projects from various parts of China, some of which are well within their reform process, while others are just beginning), and Part III – Analysis. |