TAIHU LAKE：A CALL TO ACTIONPDF电子书下载

Prologue 1

Chapter Ⅰ　History 3

1.1 Taihu,a Great Lake 3

1.2 Water in Taihu,Carrier of Boats 11

1.3 The Beauty of Taihu Lake 34

Wuxi Was Born on Taihu Lake 35

How Water Begot Prehistoric Civilization 35

Water Gave Rise to Flourishing Wu Culture 36

Water Makes a Thriving City 38

Water Sustains the Local Population 44

The Lake Makes Wuxi Prosperous 47

Water Makes Industry and Commerce Prosper 47

The Beauty of Taihu Lake Resides in Water 57

Literary and Scientific Giants by Water 62

Water Source of Ecological Civilization 69

Chapter Ⅱ Accumulating Contradictions 77

2.1 Extensive Development 77

Population Explosion 77

Low-level Industry 80

Distribution of Industries 83

Urban Expansion 88

2.2 Sources of Pollution 91

Industrial Pollution 91

Agricultural Pollution 95

Residential Waste Pollution 99

Different Types of Pollution 102

2.3 Excessive Use of Resources 105

Shrinkage of Water Area 106

Barrier Net Aquaculture Polluting Taihu Waters 109

Disappearance of Wetlands Harming the Ecological System 110

Dams and Sluices Lowering Taihu's Self-Cleansing Ability 112

Fragile Ecological System around Taihu Lake 113

2.4 Environmental Protection Lagging 116

Construction of Environmental Facilities Lagging Behind 116

Insufficient Investment in Environmental Protection 120

2.5 The Water Environment of Taihu Lake 122

The Water Environment of the Cities along Taihu Shores 122

Water Quality of Tributaries of Taihu Lake 130

Changing Water Ecology of Taihu Lake 132

Chapter Ⅲ Sudden Alarm 143

3.1 Outbreak of Crisis 143

3.2 Emergency Response 152

Prompt Response,Race against Time 152

Transparent Information 161

Scientific Countermeasures 169

3.3 Superior Decision-making 172

Deep Concern 172

Onsite Command 178

Building up Common Sense 182

3.4 Suffering Teaches Lessons 189

Outdated Development Mode 189

Improper Management Philosophy 191

Insufficient Coordination 192

Lack of Ecological Sense 194

Chapter Ⅳ Prompt Action 201

4.1 Combating Pollution 201

"Three Battles for Pollution Control" 201

Five Tasks to Clean the Waters 228

4.2 Eliminating Root Cause 238

Changing Environmental Protection Patterns 239

Transforming Urban and Rural Construction 248

Changing Economic Growth Patterns 258

Changing Population Growth Patterns 278

4.3 Long-term Pollution Control 282

Strengthening Responsibility:Establish a Leadership Responsibility Mechanism 283

Administration According to Law:Establish a Law Enforcement Supervision Mechanism 291

Enabling Information:Establish a Monitoring and Control Mechanism 293

Nationwide Participation:Establish a Public Participation Mechanism 294

Exposure and Disclosure:Establish a Public Supervision Mechanism 298

Precaution:Establish an Emergency Processing Mechanism 299

Chapter Ⅴ Renewal Through Crisis 305

5.1 Opportunities and Challenges 305

Turning Crisis into Opportunity for an Innovative Model 306

Reflecting on Wuxi's Development Through the Water Crisis 315

5.2 Objectives and Orientation 323

Consolidating All the Moderately Prosperous Society's Achievements 324

Accelerating the Building of the"Five Centers" 334

Intensifying Efforts to Build Wuxi into"Five Famous Cities" 344

Taking the Lead in Achieving Essential Modernization 351

5.3 Philosophy and Concrete Measures 353

Promoting Transformation in"Four Aspects" 353

Implementing the"Joint Development in Four Aspects"Policy 359

Implementing the"Five Optimizations" 364

Postscript Ⅰ 381

Postscript Ⅱ 385