FAMINE AND AFFORESTATION IN CHINA

Carbonenitrogen interactions during afforestation in central China

We conducted a field study in Danjiangkou Reservoir region of central China to evaluate soil C and N dynamics following afforestation by comparing soil organic C and N (SOC and SON), soil net N mineralization and nitrification, and inorganic N concentrations in the plant rhizosphere and open areas in the forest, shrubland and adjacent cropland. Afforestation increased SOC but did not significan...

Ecological Afforestation in China: a market-based approach

Afforestation in China cools local land surface temperature.

China has the largest afforested area in the world (∼62 million hectares in 2008), and these forests are carbon sinks. The climatic effect of these new forests depends on how radiant and turbulent energy fluxes over these plantations modify surface temperature. For instance, a lower albedo may cause warming, which negates the climatic benefits of carbon sequestration. Here, we used satellite me...

Afforestation for reduction of NOX concentration in Lanzhou China.

Lanzhou is one of the major industrial cities in northwest China, the capital of Gansu Province, and located at a northwest-to-southeast oriented valley basin with elevation about 1500-1600-m. Due to topographic and meteorological characteristics, Lanzhou is one of the most polluted cities in China. Meteorological conditions (low winds, stable stratification especially inversion), pollutant sou...

political economy of china in central asia

this research is about the political economy of china in central asia. in this research the political & economic interactions affected on chinas political economy in central asia are examined. chinas goal of presence in central asia including political-security, economic and energy goals is described in one part. in another part, the trade relations between china and central asian countries ar...