Assessing and Managing the Soil Erosion Problem in Southern China

David Higgitt

Chapter 11 in China’s Economic Growth, 2000, pp 251-278 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Soil erosion constitutes a major environmental issue in China. Traditionally focused on the semi-arid environments of the north, degradation has now emerged as a significant topic in the humid south in recent decades. Inventories of land affected by erosion show a dramatic increase in the extent of degradation, which has led to speculation about future food security (Smil 1993).

Keywords: Soil Erosion; Soil Loss; Sediment Yield; Sichuan Basin; Gorge Reservoir (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1057/9780333977392_11

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