GEOG Professor Laixiang Sun  was interviewed in an article entitled, "Water Consupmtion: A Canal Too Far," which was published in the journal, The Economist, on September 27th of this year.  The article discusses China's South-North Water Diversion Project, the biggest in the world, and its link to pollution and rapid population growth.  Dr. Sun weighs in on health and environmental, as well as financial, costs.

To read the article, please follow this link, or download the pdf.