China Geographer: No. 12: The Environment

by Clifton W. Pannell (Editor)

Overview

This book seeks to promote better understanding of China through improved knowledge of its geography. It presents papers on a variety of environmental topics in China ranging from earthquake hazards to nature preserves. New research techniques and analytical methodologies are also presented.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367162146
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — Management of Earthquake Hazard: The Program of Earthquake Forecasting in China, 1966–1976 — The Effects of Forest on Water and Soil Conservation in the Loess Plateau of China — Assessment of Potential Agricultural Land in Western China with a Geographic Information System (GIS) — The Changing Rural Landscape of China: A Study of Gaohe Xian, Guangdong — Urban Environmental Quality in China: A Luxury or a Necessity? — Water Resources Development and Its Environmental Impact in Beijing1 — Nature Preserves and Protected Wildlife in the People's Republic of China1 — Environmental Problems and the Development of Chinese Fisheries1 — Book Reviews