Land Reclamation In Ecological Fragile Areas

Author : Hu Zhenqi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351680424

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Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas by Hu Zhenqi Pdf

Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas contains the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Land Reclamation and Ecological Restoration (LRER 2017, Xi’an, China, 20-23 October 2017). The contributions cover a wide range of topics: • Mining impact on environment • Monitoring, prediction and assessment of mining impact on land environment • Mining methods and measurements to minimize the land and environment impact • Mining and reclamation policies, regulations and standard • AMD treatment • Soil and landscape reconstruction • Revegetation and biodiversity protection • Subsidence land reclamation and ecological restoration • Surface mined land reclamation and ecological restoration • Solid wastes management, waste dump and tailings pond restoration • Case study • Abandoned mine land reclamation and ecological restoration • Contaminated land remediation • Reclaimed land monitoring and evaluation • Land reclamation supervision • Products and industrialization • Education, technology transfer and international cooperation of mine land reclamation • “The Belt and Road Initiative” and mine land restoration Land Reclamation in Ecological Fragile Areas will be of interest to engineers,scientists, consultants, government officials and students in this area.

Author : Hu Zhenqi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Reclamation of land
ISBN : 1138051039

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Alders (Alnus sp.) as a potenial biological stabilizer on fly ash disposal sites

Author : Anthony D Bradshaw,Ming H Wong
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814486835

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Restoration And Management Of Derelict Land, The: Modern Approaches by Anthony D Bradshaw,Ming H Wong Pdf

This book gives a broad coverage of modern restoration and the management needed after restoration. It deals with relevant topics such as restoration ecology; restoration planning; ecological and ecotoxicological risk assessment; management and adaptive management; restoration in the broader context of sustainable development; as well as case studies and examples related to the Asian region. Major emphasis is placed on the Asian region, but the techniques described in the book can also be applied to other regions. It concludes with an important overview of the steps that must be taken in the management of any project.The Restoration and Management of Derelict Land serves as an important reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, professors, decision-makers and engineers in environmental science and management.

Author : Ye Qi
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814518390

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Annual Review of Low-Carbon Development in China: 2010 by Ye Qi Pdf

In the midst of global economic development, the world is rapidly running out of resources. It is imperative that the level of carbon emissions be addressed by countries globally. This is especially so in China, where industrialization, city development and progressive agriculture have developed substantially. This comprehensive and integrated annual review volume sets the precedent in addressing this issue by being the pioneering volume on China's low-carbon development efforts, based on research efforts conducted by the Climate Policy Initiative at Tsinghua — an independent, experienced and professional research group. Several key questions on the results of China's 11th Five-Year plan are explored by reviewing China's performance against targets, while key policies and institutions that were designed and implemented are described. With a focus on the effectiveness of low-carbon development policies in China during the period of 2005–2008 and a look at detailed key indicators of low-carbon development such as energy consumption, CO2 emission and low-carbon technologies, the Annual Review of Low-carbon Development in China offers some insights and questions to consider as China works to meet the future through 2020. Contents:Introduction:China's Move to Low Carbon EconomyTechnology Advancement and InnovationsStructural Adjustment for Quality of DevelopmentEnergy Saving Target Accountability SystemEnterprises' ResponseLow Carbon FinancingSectoral Report:EnergyManufacturingBuildingTransportationAgriculture and ForestryCases:Low Carbon Development in Baoding: Plans and ActionsIndicators:Energy Consumption and Sum of Carbon Dioxide EmissionEnergy & Efficiency of Carbon Dioxide EmissionStructure of Energy ConsumptionComparison among Countries Readership: Researchers, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, students & general public who have interest on the issue of China and low-carbon development. Keywords:China;Low Carbon Development Policies;CO Emissions;Energy Consumption;Low-Carbon Technologies;Five Year Plan

Author : Nimisha Tripathi,Raj S. Singh,Colin D. Hills
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119057918

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Reclamation of Mine-impacted Land for Ecosystem Recovery by Nimisha Tripathi,Raj S. Singh,Colin D. Hills Pdf

Mining activities significantly impact the environment; they generate huge quantities of spoil, promote deforestation and the loss of agricultural production, as well as releasing contaminants that result in the loss of valuable soil resources. These negative impacts are now being recognized and this book shows how corrective action can be taken. The introduction of sustainable mining requires mitigation strategies that start during the mine planning stage and extend to after mineral extraction has ceased, and post-closure activities are being executed. Reclamation of Mine-impacted Land for Ecosystem Recovery covers: methods of rejuvenation of mine wasteland including different practices of physical, chemical and ecological engineering methods; benefits of rejuvenation: stabilization of land surfaces; pollution control; aesthetic improvement; general amenity; plant productivity; and carbon sequestration as well as restoring biodiversity and ecosystem function; best management practices and feasible solutions to the impacts of mining which will reduce the pollution load by reducing the discharge rate and the pollutant concentration; reduce erosion and sedimentation problems, and result in improved abandoned mine lands; and ecosystem development. The authors explain how mining impacts on soil properties and how soil carbon reserves/soil fertility can be restored when mining has ceased. Restoration involves a coordinated approach that recognizes the importance of key soil properties to enable re-vegetation to take place rapidly and ecosystems to be established in a low cost and sustainable way. This book’s unique combination of the methods for reclamation technologies with policies and best practice worldwide will provide the background and the guidance needed by scientists, researchers and engineers engaged in land reclamation, as well as by industry managers.

Author : Sujian Guo,Joel Jay Kassiola,Jijiao Zhang
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : China
ISBN : 9780739147429

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Environmental Protection Policy and Experience in the U.S. and China's Western Regions by Sujian Guo,Joel Jay Kassiola,Jijiao Zhang Pdf

China is a multiethnic country with a vase territory, a land of diverse ecosystems. With the drive for industrialization in China and the implementation of a western grand development strategy in western regions, both governments and people face great challenges in environmental protection and sustainable use of biodiversity resources as a result of growing interaction between human activities and the natural environment. To meet the challenges, governments in these regions need to adopt a series of important policy measures not only to reduce industrial emissions but also to return farmland to forests and pasture to grasslands and to implement measures of ecological migration to reduce human activities in ecological conservation areas. In this regard, China must not only learn profound lessons from industrialized countries but also search for international cooperation. The United States provides some good comparative case studies on environmental protection, grassroots environmental management, and conservation policies in western regions. This book attempts to address key questions about Chinese and U.S. environmental policies by looking at the historical development of environmental protection and the current environmental policies in the western regions of the two countries. Book jacket.

Author : Yan Jinming,Xia Fangzhou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000846416

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Comprehensive Land Consolidation in China by Yan Jinming,Xia Fangzhou Pdf

This book systematically investigates the strategy and practice of comprehensive land consolidation in China by assessing the objective of the program and its implementation. In the first part of the book, the authors first review the development and historical policy of land consolidation and land rehabilitation, with a focus on initiatives inaugurated in China since the 1980s. The following three chapters analyze different modes, approaches, and measures of land consolidation. The second part focuses on planning patterns designed and implemented in different territorial and geographical regions in China, including urban and rural areas, ecological function zones, mining areas, and coastal regions and islands. It also looks into the institutional basis, supportive measures, and mechanisms for the coordinated regional implementation of land consolidation at the macro, medium, and micro levels. Based on their findings, the authors advance ten actionable policy suggestions on the promotion of China’s land consolidation. The title will appeal to scholars, students, and policy makers interested in economic management, land planning, and natural resources management.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Radiation Programs. Criteria and Standards Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Contamination (Technology)
ISBN : UOM:39015050476871

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The Ecological Impact of Land Restoration and Cleanup by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Radiation Programs. Criteria and Standards Division Pdf

Author : Wenhua Li
Publisher : Springer
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783662483763

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Contemporary Ecology Research in China by Wenhua Li Pdf

The Chinese government is increasingly focusing on ecological construction and has subscribed to a national “Ecological Civilization Construction”. Ecological research and protection practice develop so fast and achieve a lot at the national agenda.This book is a synthesis of five most exciting and dominant themes in contemporary ecological research in China: biodiversity, ecosystem management, degraded ecosystem restoration, global change and sustainable development.This book spans all the Earth's major ecosystems, such as forests, oceans, grasslands, wetlands, lakes, rivers, farmland and cities.This book provides a platform for scientific research across a variety of disciplines. It will be invaluable to experts, policymakers and local officers and will also be a highly useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students.This book will allow researchers, students and policymakers outside China to learn about the significant achievements and applications of ecological research within China.

Author : Zhifeng Yang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781439883235

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Eco-Cities by Zhifeng Yang Pdf

As cities undergo vast changes due to industrialization, urbanization, and globalization, environmental considerations assume a growing importance in the urban planning processes of an increasing number of governments around the world. Several cities and regions around the world have already enacted policies that signal the emergence of a paradigm of sustainability in eco-cities planning. Providing an overview of urban ecosystem structure, function, and change, Eco-Cities: A Planning Guide addresses how to successfully accomplish eco-city planning that meets government requirements. It adds a new dimension to the understanding and application of the concept of urban sustainability, based on hypotheses about feedback between social and biogeophysical processes. Emphasizing integration, the first part of the book discusses various aspects of planning theory. It presents three innovative theories for socioeconomic models: a theory on the locational choices made by households and firms, an urban version of the stream continuum concept, and an application of metacommunity theory to the fragmented urban biota. These theories raise new urban planning questions and stimulate integrated modeling. The book also introduces urban planning modeling that uses existing social, vegetation, ecohydrological, and ecosystem service modules but is refined and operated for enhanced cross-disciplinary integration and prediction. The second part of the book consists of several case studies of Chinese eco-cities covering a majority of the urban development patterns that offer in-depth examples of planning practices currently in use. Drawing on experimentation, comparison, long-term measurement, and modeling, this fascinating guide helps readers better understand eco-cities and eco-landscapes as integrated, spatially extensive, complex adaptive systems. It lays a solid foundation for engagement between urban planners, researchers, educators, policy makers, and citizens as they work to adapt to changing environmental, social, and economic conditions.

Author : James A. Harris,Paul Birch,John P. Palmer
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015047120608

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Land Restoration and Reclamation by James A. Harris,Paul Birch,John P. Palmer Pdf

Provides a practical framework for the study and practice of land restoration and reclamation. Sets out the fundamental workings of natural environment and then describes how they may be assessed, how they become degraded and the variety of processes available for reclamation and restoration.

Author : M.N.V. Prasad,Paulo Jorge de Campos Favas,Subodh Kumar Maiti
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128129876

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Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation by M.N.V. Prasad,Paulo Jorge de Campos Favas,Subodh Kumar Maiti Pdf

Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation deals with the biological, physical, chemical, and engineering approaches necessary for the reclamation of mine waste. As mining has negative effects on natural resources and deteriorates the quality of the surrounding environment, this book provides coverage across different types of mining industries, which are currently creating industrial deserts overloaded with technogenic waste. The book offers cost-effective strategies and approaches for contaminated sites, along with remediation and rehabilitation methods for contaminated soils and waste dumps. It is an essential resource for students and academics, but is also ideal for applied professionals in environmental geology, mineral geologists, biotechnologists and policymakers. Deals with global and holistic approaches of abandoned mine land rehabilitation Includes mine waste rehabilitation case studies from around the world Covers integrated technologies, such as bioremediation of metalliferous soil Provide strategies for sustainable ecosystems on mine spoil dumps Offers novel methods for the remediation of acid mine drainage

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Ecological risk assessment
ISBN : UOM:39015027124463

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Ecological Research Series by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jagdish Chander Dagar,Anil Kumar Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811080432

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Ravine Lands: Greening for Livelihood and Environmental Security by Jagdish Chander Dagar,Anil Kumar Singh Pdf

This book, the only one of its kind on ravine lands, reflects the significant advances made over the past two decades in our understanding of gully erosion, its controlling factors, and various aspects of gully erosion. It also addresses central research gaps and unanswered questions, which include historical studies on gully erosion to better understand the different stages of their formation; appropriate measuring techniques for monitoring or assessing the geological and hydrological parameters and processes involved in gully development; interaction of hydrological and other soil degradation processes; ecology and biodiversity of fragile ravines; impact of climate and environmental changes on soil erosion processes; development of effective and reliable gully erosion models; effective gully prevention and control measures; watershed-based management options; and ravine rehabilitation policies. The present book is a highly timely publication and deals with various aspects of ravine ecology and rehabilitation of degraded lands, particularly with the aid of biological approaches. As such, it offers a valuable guide for all scientists working in the fields of soil conservation / rehabilitation and agroforestry, students, environmentalists, educationists, and policymakers. More importantly, it focuses on the rehabilitation of one of the world’s most degraded and fragile ecosystems, ensuring the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers and landless families living in harsh ecologies that are more vulnerable to climate change.

Author : Martin J. Haigh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9054107936

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Reclaimed Land by Martin J. Haigh Pdf

This text is the first in a series that sets out to highlight work being done to restore land damaged by human activity, and to minimize further damage. Each volume explores a land management problem from a scientific perspective. This work investigates surface coal mining and its effects.