RATIONAL UTILIZATION OF THE WATER RESOURCES IN THE LOESS PLATEAU REGION
黄土高原地区水资源合理利用

China's Loess Plateau Region is rich in natural resources. However, the ecological environment of this region is fragile. There are both enormous tasks of exploitation and sevious problems in environmental management. Within this region huge water supply is necessary to meet these demands. This region is located in arid and semi-arid areas, where water resource is comparatively poor and the supply-demand contradictions of water become sharp. In view of the water resource characteristies and water demands within the region this paper proposes that water resource utilization should lay equal stress on exploitation, utilization and protection to guaranttee the sustained utilization of water resource.