China, Second Red Soils Area Development Project
Author | : World Bank. China and Mongolia Department. Agriculture Operations Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Agricultural assistance |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : World Bank. China and Mongolia Department. Agriculture Operations Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Agricultural assistance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : M.J. Wilson |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2004-05-31 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1402021380 |
The red soils of China are typical in their chemical, physical and mineralogical characteristics of red soils in other tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world, particularly in South America, Africa and south-east Asia. For the most part, these soils are highly weathered and inherently infertile. They are acidic, nutrient deficient, poor in organic matter and have a low water-holding and supplying capacity. They cannot sustain arable cropping systems without the most careful management and are highly susceptible to soil erosion, particularly on sloping land. It is the purpose of this book to present recent research showing how the problems associated with using the red soils in China for sustainable agricultural production can be overcome, using a variety of traditional and novel approaches. In principle, these approaches should be useful in other tropical and sub-tropical countries faced with the problem of making the best use of their fragile red soil resources. The term "in principle" is used deliberately because, of course, the different red soil countries invariably operate within dissimilar socio-economic frameworks. At the present time, China may be considered to be in the process of an "industrial revolution", rather like that that took place in Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Author | : World Bank. East Asia and Pacific Regional Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 73 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Agricultural development projects |
ISBN | : |
Author | : P. M. Horne |
Publisher | : Hyperion Books |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : |
Author | : China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Natural resources |
ISBN | : 9787801630346 |
Author | : Sun Honglie |
Publisher | : EOLSS Publications |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2009-09-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1848260725 |
Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review: China theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This theme on Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review: China reviews initiatives and activities towards sustainable development in China. Although these presentations are with specific reference to China, they provide potentially useful lessons for other regions as well. These three volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Author | : Atsushi Tsunekawa |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-09-02 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9784431544807 |
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 volume is recommended for researchers and students above the undergraduate level in diverse fields including soil science, rural engineering, social technology and civil engineering, biology, ecology, climatology, physical and human geography, and developmental economics, among others. It also serves as a valuable resource for engineers, government officials, and NPOs and NGOs involved in afforestation, ecological restoration, combating desertification, disaster prevention, and sustainable rural development.