Pearl River Delta

  • Haixian Xiong*
  • , Jie Ren
  • , Huan Liu
  • , Junjie Deng
  • , Leiping Ye
  • , Benwei Shi
  • , Jiaxue Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The Pearl River Delta is a low-lying, densely populated and highly urbanized region in China. This chapter briefly introduces its environmental setting, geomorphology and evolutional history, as well as socioeconomic characteristics. The major environmental issues and related solutions are discussed, including flooding, sand mining, land reclamation, saltwater incursion, hypoxia, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, and sea-level rise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDelta Sustainability
Subtitle of host publicationA Report to the Mega-Delta Programme of the UN Ocean Decade
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages237-261
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9789819772599
ISBN (Print)9789819772582
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

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