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2020
Volume: 42 Issue 1
19 Article(s)

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Changes of climate and land cover in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River over the past 2000 years
Jingyun ZHENG, Yanjun WEN, and Xiuqi FANG
Based on the research on the changes of climate, disasters, vegetation, and land use in the past 40 years, this study made a comprehensive assessment of the characteristics of changes of temperature, dry/wet conditions, and extreme droughts and floods, and the general trend of land cover caused by the agricultural land
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 3 (2020)
Evolution of agricultural civilization in the Yellow River Basin based on the technology-economic paradigm
Erling LI, Zhizhen CUI, and Yating LI
Exploring the core factors promoting the evolution of civilization is the key to facilitating the building of ecological civilization. Based on the transformation of the agricultural technology-economic paradigm, an analytical framework was constructed in this study to discuss the evolutionary process and mechanisms of
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 20 (2020)
Suggestions for strategic allocation of the Yellow River water resources under the new situation
Shaofeng JIA, and Yuan LIANG
The Yellow River Basin plays an important role in China’s social development and ecological security. Ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin have become a significant national strategy, which makes higher requirements on water resources allocation of the basin. The water allocation
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 29 (2020)
A method of water distribution in transboundary rivers and the new calculation scheme of the Yellow River water distribution
Qiting ZUO, Binbin WU, Wei ZHANG, and Junxia MA
The problem of transboundary river water distribution is related to river health, human - water relationship, regional coordinated development, and security and stability of societies. Water distribution of the Yellow River is one of the major difficulties faced in the implementation of the Yellow River national strate
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 37 (2020)
Water rights system in the Yellow River Basin: Problems, challenges, and suggestions
Dajun SHEN, Guna ALI, and Chen CHEN
River basin water rights system development is the key for regulating the water and sedimentation relationship in the Yellow River. This article, in accordance with the national water rights system development framework, reviews the development process of and analyzes problems and challenges faced by, and provides reco
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 46 (2020)
Spatial distribution and dynamic change of water use efficiency in the Yellow River Basin
Huajun LIU, Liecheng QIAO, and Shuhui SUN
Improving water use efficiency is the key measure to realize the sustainable development of water resources. It is of great significance to explore the spatial pattern and dynamic change of water use efficiency in order to promote the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. In this
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 57 (2020)
Problems and countermeasures of drinking water safety provision in rural areas of the Yellow River Basin
Xing YUAN, Chang KONG, Li WANG, Binggan WEI, Hairong LI, and Linsheng YANG
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 69 (2020)
Multi-functionality and management of grassland in the Sanjiangyuan region
Liang ZHAO, Qi LI, and Xinquan ZHAO
As one of the representative regions of the third pole on Earth, Sanjiangyuan has unique species and ecosystems composed of these species. It develops and maintains large areas of original alpine ecosystem, and is an important source of fresh water for China and Asia. It is also the source and key area of ecological pr
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 78 (2020)
Ecosystem services of soil and water conservation measures on the Loess Plateau
Lei YANG, Qingyu FENG, and Liding CHEN
Serious soil losses on the Loess Plateau are the main source of sediments in the Yellow River. Large-scale implementation of soil and water conservation measures since the 1950s is one of the key actions for decreasing soil and water losses in this region. Soil and water conservation measures can modify hydrological pr
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 87 (2020)
Dynamics and sustainability of social-ecological systems in the Loess Plateau
Shuai WANG, Bojie FU, Xutong WU, and Yaping WANG
Driven by global environmental changes and human activities, the dynamic changes of social systems and ecological systems are increasing. Revealing the interaction mechanisms of this coupled system is the scientific basis for maintaining and enhancing resilience and sustainability. The Loess Plateau (LP) is one of the
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 96 (2020)
Comprehensive utilization of water resources in the Yellow River Delta for waterfowl habitat restoration
Xiu YUAN, Yanyan SUN, Jiping WANG, and Lili YU
The Yellow River Delta is an internationally important stopover place for waterfowl, but natural factors and human activities have resulted in loss of waterfowl habitat and biological diversity in this area. The habitat quality and diversity of waterfowl can be greatly improved by using fresh water to restore habitat.
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 104 (2020)
High-quality development level and its spatiotemporal changes in the Yellow River Basin
Hui XU, Nuo SHI, Lingling WU, and Dawei ZHANG
To promote the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, it is necessary to construct an evaluation index system for a scientific assessment of such development. Based on the two areas of economic and social development and ecological security, and considering five dimensions of economic development, innovati
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 115 (2020)
Environmental stress and optimized path of industrial development in the Yellow River Basin
Fengjun JIN, Li MA, and Die XU
The Yellow River Basin is a key area for China’s regional development strategy and national ecological security. However, affected by the location, physical environment, and resource endowments, the economic foundation of the region is relatively weak. It has formed an industrial system dominated by energy and heavy ch
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 127 (2020)
Eco-environmental impact and spatial control of mineral resources exploitation in the Yellow River Basin
Li MA, Huazheng TIAN, and Lei KANG
The Yellow River Basin is also known as China’s energy basin. Rational and orderly exploitation of mineral resources and overall coordination of the relationship between mineral resources exploitation and ecological environment protection are of great practical significance for the sustainable development of energy and
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 137 (2020)
Spatiotemporal change and driving factors of comprehensive energy efficiency in the Yellow River Basin
Wei GUAN, Shuting XU, and Xiuyao GUO
The Yellow River Basin is an important energy base in China. The comprehensive energy efficiency of the Yellow River basin directly affects the ecological protection and high-quality development of the region. Using the super efficiency slack based measure (SBM) model to measure the comprehensive energy efficiency of n
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 150 (2020)
Spatiotemporal differentiation and influencing factors of the coupling and coordinated development of new urbanization and ecological environment in the Yellow River Basin
Jianji ZHAO, Yan LIU, Yakun ZHU, Shengli QIN, Yanhua WANG, and Changhong MIAO
Taking the Yellow River Basin as an example, in this study the coupling and coordinated development of new urbanization and ecological environment was examined, and the spatiotemporal differentiation and synchronous development state of the coupling and coordination from 2005 to 2016 were measured. Based on the Tobit m
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 159 (2020)
Spatiotemporal characteristics of agricultural modernization level and obstacles in Shaanxi Province
Hua YANG, Yang RUI, Julin LI, and Tongsheng LI
This study constructed a comprehensive evaluation index system for county agricultural modernization level. Theil index and Wolfson polarization index, as well as an obstacle degree model were used to analyze the characteristics of the spatial and temporal patterns of agricultural modernization level and obstacles in S
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 172 (2020)
Spatial characteristics and influencing factors of rural poverty in the Yellow River Basin
Jiajun QIAO, Qiankun ZHU, and Xiangyang XIN
China creatively implemented the precision poverty alleviation policy in 2014 and has made significant achievements in reducing population in poverty and poverty reduction, which is remarkable in the anti-poverty history of the world. As the key area of poverty in China, the Yellow River Basin is in urgent need of an o
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 184 (2020)
Poverty reduction turn and high-quality development in the upper reaches of the Yellow River
Xiaopeng LIU, Cunxia MA, li WEI, Jing CHENG, Jingyi WEI, and Duan ZENG
The upper reaches of the Yellow River is the area where poverty is easy and frequent in China. In the context of winning the war against poverty in 2020, it is of great guiding significance to explore the characteristics of poverty reduction turn and high-quality development path for the regional sustainable developmen
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  • Publication Date: Jan. 25, 2020
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