Environmental consequences of human activity on the Yellow River and its delta, China

Auteurs :
MEI-E REN,
WALKER, H.J.

Description :
The Yellow River is unique among the major rivers of the world because of its extremely heavy sediment load in relation to its small discharge. The Yellow River has changed courses numerous times during the past 5000 to 6000 years. The abandoned deltas are eroding, whereas the present delta being formed in Bohai Bay is growing rapidly. Human activity, including extensive agriculture, heavy water consumption, the use of river-control structures, and war, has been responsible for many of the changes occurring in the Yellow River and its delta.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1998, vol. 19, n°. 5, p. 421-432, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 15 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis