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1. Adaptive irrigation measures in response to extreme weather events: empirical evidence from the North China plain

Author:
Wang, Jinxia; Yang, Yu; Huang, Jikun; Adhikari, Bhim
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 1009-1022
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
climate change; drought; farmers; information services; infrastructure; irrigation; issues and policy; risk reduction; China
Abstract:
... Growing evidence indicates that climate change will exacerbate the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, particularly drought. The North China plain is an important agricultural production region that is subject to a significant shortage of water and is often hit by extreme weather events, particularly drought. Therefore, this study aims to examine how farmers in the North China plain ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1442-3

2. Economic growth, government policies, and forest transition in China

Author:
Wang, Jiayue; Xin, Liangjie; Wang, Yahui
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 1023-1033
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
agricultural land; arable soils; environmental Kuznets curve; forest growth; forest restoration; forests; issues and policy; models; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... This paper uses panel data to analyze whether a forest transition has occurred in China and to identify the driving forces behind forest growth in China. We used generalized method of moments (GMM) model to identify forest transition. Analyzing forest transition only at the national level neglects regional differences. The results show that there exists an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) relatio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1450-3

3. Multiscale analysis of patch and landscape characteristics of forest fragmentation in Liaoning Province, China

Author:
Zhang, Lei; Jin, Gui; Wei, Xiaojian; Xie, Peng; Liu, Gege; Liu, Yanfang
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 1175-1186
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
forest land; forests; habitat fragmentation; issues and policy; land use change; land use planning; landscapes; residential areas; rivers; roads; shrinkage; China
Abstract:
... Measuring dynamic changes in forest fragmentation is essential for protecting natural resources as part of regional land use planning. We investigated spatiotemporal dynamics of patch and landscape characteristics of forest fragmentation in Liaoning, China, from 2000 to 2010 by multiscale analysis based on the neighbor rule and landscape metrics. Several policy recommendations were proposed to pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01476-w