Relationship between soil erosion and distance to roadways in undeveloped areas of China

Auteurs :
SHI, X.Z.
WANG, K.
WARNER, E.D.
YU, D.S.
WANG, H.J.
YANG, R.W.
LIANG, Y.
SHI, D.M.

Description :
This paper addresses the relationship between soil erosion and distance to roadways in Xingguo County, an undeveloped area in Jiangxi Province of South China, for 4 time periods, 1958, 1975, 1982, and 2000. Soil erosion maps for each time period were interpreted using remote sensing and GIS technology for buffer zones, which were located alongside various types of road classes, namely trunk, town, village, and unpaved. The distribution patterns of various types of erosion were identified by GIS overlay of buffer strips and soil erosion maps. Soil erosion alongside roadways of various classes is impacted jointly by historical policy, distance to roadways, and landscape.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2008, vol. 72, n°. 2, p. 305-313, nombre de pages : 9, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 27 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena