Agricultural land use ; Arid area ; Biodiversity ; China ; Climatic variation ; Concept ; Desertification ; Dune ; Human impact ; Sand
The study of desertification in China began in 1977 with the UN Conference on Desertification. This article reviews progress over the last five years in China. A brief description of desertification research in China is given, and developments
On the regional characteristics of cuisine in China
China ; Food ; Food habit ; Regional disparities
The paper attempts to study regional differentitation of cuisine in China and set up a rudimentary framework for regional characteristic of cuisine. This framework is mainly concerned with regional school of cuisine (or cuisine systems) and regional
According to calculation on available data, higher δ18O exists in atmospheric precipitation of southeastern and northwestern part of China, and the lower in Northeast China and the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In China temperature effect appears
Distribution of desertification climate types in China was analyzed using Thornthwaite's method on calculating potential evapotranspiration (PE), according to the definition provided by the United Nations Convention, by employing meteorological
records from 1864 stations in China. The annual PE and the humidity indices were calculated for every station, based on which a distribution map of HI was constructed. The distribution map of HI was compared with the vegetation map of China
and the precipitation map of China respectively. In eastern and northern China, the distribution of climate types is basically acceptable, but for Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau the potential range of desertification is smaller than expected.
China ; Climatic variability ; Foehn ; Global change ; Monsoon ; Seasonal variation ; Spatial variation ; Temperature
The objectives of this study are to determine the existence of any temperature variability trend(s) for the period 1951 through 1996, and to map temperature variability for China on a seasonal basis to depict the geographical patterns of thermal
Mineral industry and regional development in China
China ; Coal ; Core-periphery ; Energy resources ; Iron ; Multivariate analysis ; Oil ; Ore ; Regional development ; Regional disparities
The paper presents an exploratory undertaking to analyse the positive aspects of mineral activity in regional development during the past over 40 years in China. The results of applying factor analysis and cluster analysis indicate that the socio
-economic development factor dominates the general pattern of China's regional disparities, and that the development of specialized mineral activities reinforces the structure through improving the leading position of core regions as a result of developments
The supporting capability of water and land resources for sustainable increase of yield in North China Plain
Agricultural potential ; Cereal ; China ; Crop yield ; Land ; Land development ; Land improvement ; Land use ; Northern China ; Plain ; Resource management ; Water resources
Natural resources deterioration, environmental degradation and sustainable resettlement in Southwest China
China ; Environmental degradation ; Guangxi Zhuang ; Human capital ; Internal migration ; Mountain ; Poverty ; Southwest China ; Sustainable development