Research Workshop in the Poyang Lake Region, China on Environmental Science, Engineering and Sustainable Development

0943658史密斯这笔赠款是为了部分支持美国与中国联合举办的“中国环境科学、工程与可持续发展研究研讨会”。这笔资金将主要用于支持受邀参加研讨会的美国科学家的旅费和住宿费。研讨会将于2009年11月1日至7日在南昌普通大学举行，地点暂定为中国。在中国，许多地区(如江西省省会城市南昌)的快速城市发展给中国最大的淡水湖、世界重要的生态系统--鄱阳湖等水和生态系统带来了沉重的压力。目前，与中国的其他一些主要湖泊，如太湖相比，鄱阳湖仍然相对干净，但它正受到侵蚀、污染(如重金属)和富营养化的威胁。随着中国经济的快速增长，工业等城市发展的压力非常大。受支持的美方参加研讨会的人员将与中方同事会面，就环渤阳湖地区的潜在和可能的发展交流专业知识和经验。讲习班主题包括：水和流域污染控制--战略和技术、生态系统保护和恢复、水源保护、富营养化控制--经验和新战略，以及水污染控制--经济方面。这是国际合作研究项目从这次研讨会演变而来的一个明确目标。这笔赠款由Oise和ENG共同支持。

0943658SmithThis grant is for partial support of a U.S.-China "Research Workshop in the Poyang Lake Region, China on Environmental Science, Engineering and Sustainable Development." The funds will be used primarily to support the travel and lodging of invited U.S. scientists to participate in the workshop, to be held in China, tentatively Nov. 1-7, 2009 at Nanchang Common University. In China, rapid urban growth in many areas (such as Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province) has put heavy strain on the water and ecological systems such as Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China and an important ecosystem in the world. At the present time, Poyang Lake is still relatively clean compared to some other major lakes in China, such as Lake Tai, but it is being threatened by erosion, pollution (such as heavy metals), and eutrophication. With China's rapid economic growth, the pressure for industrial and other urban development is very intense. The supported U.S. participants in the workshop will meet with Chinese colleagues to exchange expertise and experience with regard to potential and probable development of the Poyang Lake region. Workshop topics include: water and watershed pollution control-strategy and techniques, ecosystem protection and restoration, source water protection, eutrophication control-experiences and new strategies, and water pollution control-economic aspects. It is an explicit goal for international collaborative research projects to evolve from this workshop. This grant is supported jointly by OISE and ENG.