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南燕大讲堂，知新见远方

Alistair Borthwick 院士

开讲南燕大讲堂

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演 讲 题 目

人类和自然对中国大河的影响

演 讲 摘 要

China is a country of great hydrological contrasts: too little precipitation in the north; much more rainfall in the south. Disastrous floods and droughts have occurred throughout China’s history.  And the over-supply of fine sediment from rapidly eroding areas such as the Loess Plateau has caused sedimentation of major rivers in China.

The talk will examine the cultural importance of rivers in China, and its long history of hydraulic engineering, before considering human and natural impacts on three of China’s largest rivers. Recent findings will be presented on changes to water and sediment fluxes in the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and the Mekong River. Important changes are due to climate change, sedimentation, sand dredging, and the construction of major dams. The challenge is how civil engineers can contribute towards China’s large rivers achieving long-term sustainability, and thus turning China’s ‘sorrow’ into joy.

嘉宾介绍

Alistair Borthwick院士

Emeritus Professor at The 

University of Edinburgh;

Professor of Applied Hydrodynamics 

at the University of Plymouth;

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering;

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Alistair Borthwick has more than 45 years’ experience in engineering science. He is , and Professor of Applied Hydrodynamics at the University of Plymouth. He was previously a Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford where he worked from 1990 to 2011 and was Head of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University College Cork from 2011-13.

His research interests include river, coastal, and ocean engineering, and marine renewable energy. He was awarded an honorary degree by Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2016, the Gold Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2019 for lifetime contributions to Civil Engineering, and the YanYuan Friendship Award by Peking University in 2020.  

He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

时      间

2024年10月18日（周五）

19:00-21:00（北京时间）

地      点

深圳 | 北京大学深圳研究生院

C栋105教室

讲堂简介

自北京大学深圳研究生院举办的“南燕讲座”第一讲在2016年10月18日于汇丰商学院401教室开讲以来，已成功举办百场。2024年3月30日，南燕讲座以“知新见远方”为理念，正式升级更名为“南燕大讲堂”，旨在传播前沿学术思想、传递富有探索价值的高纯度研究资源。

2024年10月18日，Alistair Borthwick院士将为“南燕大讲堂”带来：人类和自然对中国大河的影响。

让我们一同聆听南燕大讲堂之音！

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原文来源 | 南燕科研

原文编审 | Lilly

转载排版 | 李旻灿

审核 | 屈怡春 赵玉婷 曾朴直