Dr. Dajun Shen is a distinguished professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China; and director of Depart. of Environmental and Resources Management of the School. He has an extensive research interests in water resources management, including water pricing, water rights and water resources management institution etc. He had been deeply involved and significant contributed to the key water resources management policies of PRC in 2010s, such as water pricing reform, water rights system develop, the strictest water resources management and three red lines. Before joining Renmin University of China in 2011, he had 15-year work experiences in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. Now he is interested in ancient water rights system and its relationship with socio-economic development.

• Chapter 1. Physical settings and water challenges.- Chapter 2. Water resources management framework.- Chapter 3. Water resources management institutions.- Chapter 4. River basin management.- Chapter 5. Water resources allocation and regulation.- Chapter 6. Water rights system.- Chapter 7. Water pricing.- Chapter 8. Groundwater management.- Chapter 9  Water quality management.- Chapter 10. Recycled water use management.- Chapter 11. The strictest water resources management strategy and three redlines.- Chapter 12 River and lake leadership system.- Chapter 13. Water resources asset management.- Chapter 14. Water resources allocation and regulation in Yellow River basin.- Chapter 15. Agricultural water management in northern China.- Chapter 16 Integrated urban and rural water affair management reform: Shanghai and Beijing.- Chapter 17.- Environmental flow definition and management: a case study of Jiaojiang River.- Chapter 18. Climate change and water resources.- Chapter 19  Conclusions and outlook.

Dr. Dajun Shen is a distinguished professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China; and director of Depart. of Environmental and Resources Management of the School. He has an extensive research interests in water resources management, including water pricing, water rights and water resources management institution etc. He had been deeply involved and significant contributed to the key water resources management policies of PRC in 2010s, such as water pricing reform, water rights system develop, the strictest water resources management and three red lines. Before joining Renmin University of China in 2011, he had 15-year work experiences in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. Now he is interested in ancient water rights system and its relationship with socio-economic development.

• Chapter 1. Physical settings and water challenges.- Chapter 2. Water resources management framework.- Chapter 3. Water resources management institutions.- Chapter 4. River basin management.- Chapter 5. Water resources allocation and regulation.- Chapter 6. Water rights system.- Chapter 7. Water pricing.- Chapter 8. Groundwater management.- Chapter 9  Water quality management.- Chapter 10. Recycled water use management.- Chapter 11. The strictest water resources management strategy and three redlines.- Chapter 12 River and lake leadership system.- Chapter 13. Water resources asset management.- Chapter 14. Water resources allocation and regulation in Yellow River basin.- Chapter 15. Agricultural water management in northern China.- Chapter 16 Integrated urban and rural water affair management reform: Shanghai and Beijing.- Chapter 17.- Environmental flow definition and management: a case study of Jiaojiang River.- Chapter 18. Climate change and water resources.- Chapter 19  Conclusions and outlook.

Dr. Dajun Shen is a distinguished professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China; and director of Depart. of Environmental and Resources Management of the School. He has an extensive research interests in water resources management, including water pricing, water rights and water resources management institution etc. He had been deeply involved and significant contributed to the key water resources management policies of PRC in 2010s, such as water pricing reform, water rights system develop, the strictest water resources management and three red lines. Before joining Renmin University of China in 2011, he had 15-year work experiences in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. Now he is interested in ancient water rights system and its relationship with socio-economic development.

• Chapter 1. Physical settings and water challenges.- Chapter 2. Water resources management framework.- Chapter 3. Water resources management institutions.- Chapter 4. River basin management.- Chapter 5. Water resources allocation and regulation.- Chapter 6. Water rights system.- Chapter 7. Water pricing.- Chapter 8. Groundwater management.- Chapter 9  Water quality management.- Chapter 10. Recycled water use management.- Chapter 11. The strictest water resources management strategy and three redlines.- Chapter 12 River and lake leadership system.- Chapter 13. Water resources asset management.- Chapter 14. Water resources allocation and regulation in Yellow River basin.- Chapter 15. Agricultural water management in northern China.- Chapter 16 Integrated urban and rural water affair management reform: Shanghai and Beijing.- Chapter 17.- Environmental flow definition and management: a case study of Jiaojiang River.- Chapter 18. Climate change and water resources.- Chapter 19  Conclusions and outlook.