Lesson 1 Water Resources of the World 1
Reading Material Basic Characteristics of China's Water Resources 6
Lesson 2 The Hydrologic Cycle 8
Reading Material The Water Cycle 10
Lesson 3 Water Resources for Sustainable Development 12
Reading Material Planning for Water Resources Development 16
Lesson 4 Nature of Water Pollution 21
Reading Material The History of Water Pollution 23
Lesson 5 Underground Water 25
Reading Material Groundwater Occurrences and the Hydrological Cycle 29
Lesson 6 Legislation and Implementation of Current Basin-wide Problems in China 31
Reading Material Water Doctrines in the United States 35
Lesson 7 Water Requirements 38
Reading Material Water:a Crisis of Governance 41
Lesson 8 Evaporation 43
Reading Material Evapotranspiration 47
Lesson 9 Irrigation 49
Reading Material Irrigation Methods 52
Lesson 10 Operation of Irrigation System 56
Reading Material Methods of Application of Drip Irrigation 57
Lesson 11 RDI—the New Technique of Water Saving Irrigation Management in China 60
Reading Material Crop Water Use of Onion(Allium cepa L.)in Turkey 66
Lesson 12 Irrigation Canals 69
Reading Material Canals 72
Lesson 13 21st Century's Water Saving Agriculture of Beijing 76
Reading Material Expansion of Irrigated Agriculture within Alabama 81
Lesson 14 Land Drainage 84
Reading Material Interrelation of Irrigation and Drainage 87
Lesson 15 Type of Revetment 89
Reading Material Failure Mechanism of Revetment 95
Lesson 16 The Properties of Concrete 98
Reading Material Concrete 102
Lesson 17 Basic Concepts of Reinforced Concrete 105
Reading Material Reinforced Concrete 107
Lesson 18 Hydroelectricity 109
Reading Material China's Hydropower Potenial 113
Lesson 19 Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity 116
Reading Material The Three Gorges Dam Project 118
Lesson 20 Reservoir 122
Reading Material The Grand Three Gorges Project 126
Lesson 21 Dams 128
Reading Material Dam 132
Lesson 22 Spillways 134
Reading Material Overflow Spillways 140
Lesson 23 Hydraulic Turbines 142
Reading Material Waterwheel 148
Lesson 24 Pumps and Pumping 150
Reading Material Pump 153
Lesson 25 Construction and Equipment 155
Reading Material Concrete Construction 158
Lesson 26 Engineering Economy in Water-Resources Planning（Ⅰ） 161
Reading Material Engineering Economy in Water-Resources Planning（Ⅱ） 166
Lesson 27 Bidding,Bid Opening and Award of Contract 170
Reading Material Construction Contracts 172
Lesson 28 Critical Water Problem in World 175
Reading Material Proposal for Water Programme New IAP Study on Water Sustainability 177
科技英语阅读与写作 181
参考文献 201