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Restoration and Development of the Degraded Loess Plateau, China (Ecological Research Monographs) by Mei-Jie Yan, Qiu-Yue He, Norikazu Yamanaka, Sheng Du (auth.), Atsushi Tsunekawa, Guobin Liu, Norikazu Yamanaka, Sheng Du (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book presents state-of-the-art scientific evidence and technological innovations to restore lands on the Loess Plateau of China, known worldwide for its serious land degradation and desertification problems. Supported by a rapidly developing Chinese economy and the dissemination of effective technology, the Grain-for-Green Project and Western Development Action launched by the Chinese government have resulted in successful ecological restoration and protection over the past 30 years. These programs have contributed not only to conservation of soil and water, but also to economic development. At the same time, however, these developmental interventions have brought new challenges that have not yet been fully addressed. The book describes (1) case studies of success and failure in practice, including rare success stories of combating desertification; (2) technical issues such as erosion control and breeding of stress-tolerant plant species, and socioeconomic measures taken by the Chinese government and lending policies with support from the World Bank; and (3) comprehensive measures against desertification, such as water and wind erosion, salinization, and deforestation. This vo

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Author

Mei-Jie Yan, Qiu-Yue He, Norikazu Yamanaka, Sheng Du (auth.), Atsushi Tsunekawa, Guobin Liu, Norikazu Yamanaka, Sheng Du (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Japan Co., Ltd.

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9784431544814

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Science, Agriculture