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Zhao, Ziyang; Wang, Hongrui; Zhang, Yuanyuan; Deng, Caiyun; Xie, Qiong; Wang, Cheng
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Open AccessArticleProblems and Countermeasures of River Management in the Process of Rapid Urbanization in Chinaby Ziyang Zhao 1,2,Hongrui Wang 1,2,*OrcID,Yuanyuan Zhang 1,2,Caiyun Deng 1,2,Qiong Xie 1,2 andCheng Wang 31College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China2Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, Beijing 100875, China3Environment Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.Water 2020, 12(8), 2260; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12082260Received: 2 July 2020 / Revised: 31 July 2020 / Accepted: 7 August 2020 / Published: 12 August 2020(This article belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)Download PDF Browse Figures Citation ExportAbstractThe rapid process of urbanization has led to water pollution, reduction of space areas and channel deposition. However, current river protection and management levels are not suitable for city development level and human demand. Therefore, these problems have not yet been solved. China is still in an era of rapid urbanization, which means that the influence of urbanization in rivers will increase in the futureand the task of river protection and management will be more arduous. In order to meet the challenges and opportunities brought by urbanization and promote the sustainable use and management of river, this study puts forward relevant suggestions on river protection and management, such as river management mechanisms, economic incentive instruments, technical support, transformation of development concepts, improving laws, regulations and policies and stimulating public participation.