Contents of Acta Geographical Sinica(Chinese version with English abstract of Journal of Geographical Sciences)

A GIS Based Model for Calculating of Flood Area LIU Renyi, LIU Nan 5 Effect of Apple Base on Regional Water Cycle in Weibei Upland of the Loess Plateau 12 HUANG Mingbin, YANG Xinmin, LI Yushan Theory and Practice on Database of Three-dimensional Vegetation Quantity 23 ZHAOU Jianhua Demarcation of the Eco-geographical System Based upon the Extension Engineering Method 31 --Taking Semi-arid and Sub-humid Areas in Mid-temperate Zone as an Example ZHANG Juntao, LI Zhe, ZHENG Du Effect of Wetland Landscape Pattern on Nutrient Reduction in the Liaohe Delta 43 LI Xiuzhen, XIAO Duning, HU Yuanman et al The Content of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen and Correl Ativity between Their 52 Content and Fluxes of CO2, N20 and CH4 in Xilin River Basin Steppe GENG Yuanbo, ZHANG Shen, DONG Yunshe et al Comprehensive Evaluation of Guangzhou Urban Sustainable Development 62 XU Xueqiang, ZHANG Jun jun Urban Image Space and Main Factors in Beijing 74 GU Chaolin, SONG Guochen Analysis on Influence of Zaling and Eling Lake on the Annual Discharge of the Huanghe River 82 Source Area LI Wangshou, FENG ling, SUN Shengli Formation and Growth of High Megadunes in Badain Jaran Desert 91 YAN Mancun, WANG Guangqian, LI Baosheng et al Processes of Gully Erosion and Accumulation in the Central Loess Plateau of China Since the 98 Last Interglacial DENG Chen-long, YUAN Baoyin Areal Diffusion and Integration of the Frontier Pioneering Culture in Hainan Island 105 ZHU Hong, SITU Shangji Standardized Documentation of Models for Resources and Environment and Their Integration 111 with GIS YUN Tianxiang An Analysis of Spatial Structure and Optimal Regional Development 135 LU Dadao County Level Economic Disparities of China in the 1990s 145 LI Xiaojian, QIAO Jiajun Spatial Distribution of Aeolian Erosion of Soil and Its Driving Factors in China 158 ZHANG Guoping, ZHANG Zengxiang, LIU Jiyuan Climate Variation in the Sanjiang Plain Disturbed by Large Scale Reclamation during the Last 170 45 Years YAN Minhua, DENG Wei, MA Xuehui Composition, Susceptibility and Input Flux of Present Aeolian Dust Over Loess Plateau of 180 China SUN Donghuai, SU Ruixia, CHEN Fahu et al Decision on Reforesting and Regrassing Some of the Dry Sloping Cultivated with Support of 188 GIS and Remote Sensing in Yunnan YANG Cunjian, LIU Jiyuan, ZHANG Zengxiang et al The Surveying on Thermal Distribution in Urban Based on GIS and Remote Sensing 197 ZHOU Hongmei, ZHOU Chenghu, GE Weiqiang et al Regionalization of Salt affected Land for Amelioration in the Yellow River Delta Based on GIS 205 GUAN Yuanxiu,LIU Gaohuan, WANG Jinfeng Evaluation of Tourist Resources An Analysis for Market Area of Chinese National Park Based 213 on Railway Corridor WANG Zheng, ZHOU Wei, LI Shan et al EDVAET: A Linear Landscape Evaluation Technique——A Case Study on the Xiaoxinganling 222 Scenery Drive WU Bihu, LI Mimi Origin of Pots in Inner Mongolia and Northern Hebei——Also about the Classification of Pots 231 LI Hongjiang, CUI Zhijiu, ZHAO Liang A Study of Noetics and Geographical Cognized 238 MA Ainai Spatial Analysis for Reducing Uncertainties in Human Health Risk Assessment 247 Nina Siu-Ngan Lam In Memory of Academician HUANG Bingwei 249     

Projects of earth sciences supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China

Program Code Program Title Program Leader 40001001 Application of Caesium-137 Tracing Technique on the Wind Erosion YAN Ping 40001002 Spatial Adjustment to Coordinate Regional Development and Environment Protection in the Liaohe Delta LI Xiuzhen 40001003 Historical Soil Erosion Changes of the Loess Plateau Inverted from Silt-accumulation in the Huanghe Alluvial Fan TAN Lihua 40001004 On the Study of Rock Cryogenic Weathering Processes and Mechanism in the Continental Periglacial Zone ZHU Liping 40001005 Feedback Mechanism Between the Near Surface Blown Sand Cloud and Wind Profiles DONG Zhibao 40001006 Dynamics of Regional and Urban Structure with High-speed Rail Effects XU Yilun 40001007 Research on Urban and Regional Governance of China's Urban Agglomeration Area-Case Study of Southern Jiangsu Region ZHANG Jing-xiang 40001008 Studies on Interpretation in Soil Remote Sensing Supported by Soil Spatial Variation and Landscape Modeling SHI Zhou 40001009 Study on the Physicochemical Property and Its Utilization Specification of Bentonite in North China MA Bei-yan 40001010 Effects of Rewetting and Root Signal ABA on Root Hydraulic Conductivity of Wheat LI Yang-yang 40001011 Rock Weathering Induced by Lichens in Antarctica and Its Significance in Soil Genesis CHEN Jie 40001012 Study on the Inorganic Nanoparticles in Soils WU Jing-gui 40001013 Mechanism and Environmental Risk of Chelate Enhancement for Hyperaccumulator Remediation of Cu Polluted Soil WU Long-hua 40001014 Study on Hydraulics of Soil Erosion by Overland Flow ZHANG Guang-hui 40001015 Inferring Snow Parameters Using Polarimetric and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data LI Zhen 40001016 The Study of Spatio-temperal Model of Surface Slick Seeped from Offshore Oil and Gas Reservoirs HUANG Xiao-xia 40001017 Integration Method of Multitype Huge Spatial Database ZHU Qing 40001018 TIN Based Global Image Matching and Three Dimensional Surface Reconstruction JIANG Wan-shou 40001019 Genetic Algorithm Approach to Automation and Intelligence of Map Name Placement FAN Hong 40001020 Environmental Magnetic Study of Sedimentary Iron Cycling during Early Diagnoses ZHANG Wei-guo 40001021 Modeling of Nitrogen and Water Input-yield-leaching Loss Response and the Nitrogen Transformation and Transportation ZHANG Guo-liang 40001022 The Study on the Regional Differentiation of Lake Environment Response to Southwest Monsoon Climate PENG Jin-lan 40001023 Critical Loads of Acid Deposition for Ecosystems and Their Exceedance in Regions Suffered from Acid Deposition in China TAO Fu-lu 40031010 Regional Environmental Processes of Typical Trace Organic Pollutants TAO Shu 40061001 Analysis on the Structure of Karst Watershed and the Characteristics of Low Flow LIANG Hong 40061002 The Development Feature, Dynamic Mechanism and Coordination Research of Urban Concentric Region in West of Yunnan Province and Its Demonstration to Undeveloped, Minority Concentric Region of China WU Qi-yan 40061003 The REE Background Value and Its Influence on Soil Fertility in Laterite in the Hainan Island BI Hua 40061004 Studies on the Mechanism of Soil Fertility Degradation and Techniques of Fertilization Under Arable Soils Condition in the "One-Jiang River and Two-He River" Region in Tibet CAI Xiao-bu 40061005 A Study on Major Factors, Countermeasures and Mechanism of Bahia Grass Later-stage Degeneration at Rare-earth Tailings DONG Wen-da 40061006 Study on Soil Erosion and Land Use Security Pattern in Jinsha River Basin of Yunnan YANG Zi-sheng 40061007 A Study on Environment Dynamic Chart of Southern Mountain Area of Ningxia under Eco-Restoration and Wide Development in West China SUI Yu-zhu 40061008 The Site Study of Environment Carrying Capacity for Tourism in Bita Reserve, Northwestern Yunnan YANG Gui-hua 40071001 Research on Sedimentary Processes and Varve Records of Lake Environment for Meromictic Lake on the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau LI Shi-jie 40071002 Research into the Spatial Variation of the Effective temperature and Its Functions to Vegetation Landscape in Mountainous Areas JIANG Yuan 40071003 Compilation of Coching Chu's Collected Works and Research on His Scientific Innovation Prints FAN Hong-ye 40071004 The Study of the Theory and Experiment on the Water Resource Demanded by the Eco-environment in Arid Region JIA Bao-quan 40071005 Quantitative Analysis on the Difference of Environmental Fragile Degree under Global Change in the Two Sides of Qinling Mountains YAN Jun-ping 40071006 High Resolution Studies of the Holocene Climatic and Hydrological Events in the Weihe River Basin HUANG Chun-chang 40071007 A Land Surface Processes Coupling Model and Observation in Alpine Meadow YAO De-liang 40071008 Effects of Groundwater on Land Surface Processes and Agricultural Ecology YU Qiang 40071009 Study on the Relationship Between Vegetation Change and Main Hydraulic Process in the Oasis-Desert Ecotone ZHAO Cheng-yi 40071010 Experimental Research on Stress Constitutive Relation of Debris Flow in the Field WANG Yu-yi 40071011 From a Longitudinal Section to Research the Environmental Change during the Late Quaternary in the Inland of South China Tropical Zone HUANG Zhen-guo 40071012 Relations Between Dune Lee-side Cross-bedding, Morphology, and Different Scale of Air-flow HA Si 40071013 Formation Mechanism and Evolution Processes of Flood Channels in the Changjiang Estuary SHEN Huan-ting 40071014 The Beach Changes under Wave Action on Tidal Coastal Area BAO Si-lin 40071015 Evolution of Glaciers and Monsoon during the Last Glaciation in the Gongwang Mountain of Yunnan and Yu Mountain of Taiwan CUI Zhi-jiu 40071016 Geomorphic Variation Model of the Yellow River Between the Hukou Fall and the Xiaolangdi Reservoir LI You-li 40071017 Study on Coupling of Karst Surface and Subsurface (Cave) Ecologic and Environment Systems and Speleothem Scenic Stability SONG Lin-hua 40071018 Wind Tunnel Simulation of Desert Dust Entrainment and Field Observations on Structure of the Near-surface Dust Flux LIU Lian-you 40071019 Environmental Effects of Sediments and Suspensions Induced by the Hydrodynamic Processes QIN Bai-qiang 40071020 Studies on the Process of Water Circle and Rule of Crop Water Requirement in Drip Irrigation Fields KANG Yue-hu 40071021 Characteristics of Earthquake Motion in Frozen Earth Site XU Xue-yan 40071022 Analysis of Radio Echo Signals in Snow & Ice and Its Glaciological Significance SUN Bo 40071023 A Study of Modern Process of Snow and Ice on Temperate Glaciers in South-West Monsoon Region HE Yuan-qing 40071024 Seasonal Resolution Methane Record and Isotopic Study in Ice Cores From Tibetan Plateau XU Bai-qing 40071025 Sulfur-containing Species in Snow and Aerosols from Some Regions of the Antarctic and the Arctic SUN Jun-ying 40071026 An Analysis of Regional Industrial Competitiveness of China FEI Hong-ping 40071027 Study on the Evaluation of Ecological Security of Land System in the Region with Centralized Investment XU Gang 40071028 The Flexible Production Complexes of the PC Industry and Their Local Innovation Networks WANG Ji-ci 40071029 Globalization, Localization and the Rural Industrial Agglomerated Districts in China MIAO Chang-hong 40071030 Research on Choice of Residential Location and the Spatial Differentiation of Residential Land Use ZHANG Wen-zhong 40071031 Study on Human Activity-Environmental Change and Their Feedback in Hexi Corridor WANG Nai-ang 40071032 Life Spaces Structure and Social Regions Sustainable Development of the City in China-A Case Study of Xi'an Metropolitan WANG Xing-zhong 40071033 The Course of Integration Between Urban and Rural Areas and the Delimitation of Metropolitan Area in Northeast China XIU Chun-liang 40071034 Study on Transport System and Land Use in Chinese Highly-Densely Developed Cities-Case Study of Guangzhou YAN Xiao-pei 40071035 Studies on Fractal Spatial Network and Chaotic Dynamics of Urban Systems CHEN Yan-guang 40071036 Driving Force for Formation of Spatial Pattern of Natural Pinus Sylvestris var. Mongolica Forest in Eastern Inner Mongolia WANG Xiao-ke 40071037 Study on the Model of Two-core Structure in the Regional Development LU Yu-qi 40071038 The Agricultural Development and Its Effect on the Environment of the Xiliao River Valley during the Liao-Jin Period HAN Mao-li 40071039 Study on the Mechanism of Agricultural Sustainable Development and the Optimization of Industrial Structure in Bashang Plateau MA Li 40071040 Study of Forest Changes and Soil Erosion on the Upper Reaches of Yangtze River in Last 2000 Years LAN Yong 40071041 The Spatial Approach of Ecological Optimizing of City Landscape and Its Practice LI Gui-cai 40071042 A Study on the Formation, Change and Sustainable Development of the Old Industrial Areas - A Case Study of Northeastern Region in China LI Guo-ping 40071043 Integration and Systematization of Mathematic Models for Soil and Water Resources Study in a Basin and Its Application ZENG Zhi-yuan 40071044 Monitoring and Modeling of the Eco-hydrological Processes in a Small Watershed in Yingtan, Jiangxi ZHANG Bin 40071045 Spatio-temporal Variation of Reconstructed Soil and Its Amelioration in Coal Mines HU Zhen-qi 40071046 In-situ Electrochemical Monitoring of Nutrients Leaching Loss in Red Soils after Input of Acid Deposition JIANG Xin 40071047 The Mechanisms of Nitrogen Loss Reduction by the Ammonia Inhibition Films in Paddy Soil YIN Bin 40071048 Composition and Properties of Cutans in Several Soils and Forms and Transformation of Some Elements LIU Fan 40071049 Two-phase Reactions: A New Study on the Mechanisms of the Interactions of Humic Acids with Metal Ions WEI Shi-qiang 40071050 Studies on Mechanisms of Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil by Arbuacular Mycorrhiza LI Xiao-lin 40071051 The Reactions Between Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and Soils and Their Influence on Forms of Plant Nutrients ZHOU Jian-min 40071052 Effect of Humus on Potassium Fixon and Release in Soil LIANG Cheng-hua 40071053 Study on the Stability and Scale Change Method of Diagnostic Parameters of Ecological Balanced Fertilization Model HOU Yan-lin 40071054 Spatio-temporal Patterns and Efficiency of Plant Roots in Stabilizing Soil Structure and Reducing Water Erosion in Hilly Landscape LI Yong 40071055 Effect of Changes in Soil Organic Matter on the Erodibility of Red Soils and Their Application to Planning of Soil & Water Conservation ZHAO Qi-guo 40071056 Researches of Desertification Disaster Early-warning System in Hunshandake Sandy Land DING Guo-dong 40071057 The Soil Air Entrapment Lessen Infiltration Rate and Principle Between in the Muddy Water Infiltration LI Yuan-nong 40071058 Erosion and Transport Processes at Loessial Hillslope ZHENG Fen-li 40071059 Use of 137Cs and 7Be Measurements to Study the Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Soil Erosion Delivering Sediment of Water-induced on Agricultural Slope Land YANG Ming-yi 40071060 Quick Monitoring of Land Use Changes Using Satellite SAR Images in South China LI Xia 40071061 The Approach of Spatial Analysis in Automatic Interpretation of Satellite Digital Image QIN Qi-ming 40071062 Vegetation Effect and Scattering Mechanism Analysis of SRTM Interferometric Data WANG Chao 40071063 Chlorophyll High Precision Detection on Remote Sensing & Environmental Science in Coastal Waters CHEN Xiao-xiang 40071064 Studies on Dynamic Simulation for the Modern Loess Geomorphic Process Based on Geographic Information Systems WU Lun 40071065 Study on Spatial Data Model of Digital Earth YANG Chong-jun 40071066 Eco-environmental Study with Remote Sensing Dynamic Detection Based on GIS in Resource Region of the Yellow River ZENG Yong-nian 40071067 Research on Theories and Key Techniques of Spatial Mathematics Basis of "Digital Earth" HU Peng 40071068 The Location Uncertainty of Imagery Data in GIS DU Dao-sheng 40071069 Study on Primitives semantics Relation Model of Geographical Space and Diagram Symbol System of Spatial Reason LU Xue-jun 40071070 Theory and Method of Adjustment on Marine Sounding Net LIU Yan-chun 40071071 Study on Fundamental Framework of Presentation Graphics of Geo-spatial Multi-Dimensional Information DU Qing-yun 40071072 The Environmental Process of Mercury and Methylmercury in the Marsh Wetland in the North of China WANG Qi-chao 40071073 Transport of Persistent and Toxic Organic Pollutants in the Complex System of Water/Sediment/Biota WANG Zi-jian 40071074 Study on the Mass Balance of Aquaculture and the Effects on Water Environment in the Pearl River Delta WEN Yan-mao 40071075 Phytoremediation of Arsenic-pullulated Land:Processes and Mechanism CHEN Tong-bin 40071076 The Effect of Phosphorus-free Detergents on Eutrophication in Lake Tai HUANG Wen-yu 40071077 Reconstruction of Biotope and Community of Abandoned Land in Large Opencast Coal Mine BAI Zhong-ke 40071078 Spatial Effects of Incubation and Transfer of Environmental Technology LU Yong-long 40071079 Effect of Rice Plants on CH4 Emission from Rice Paddy Fields CAI Zu-cong 40071080 The Harms and Laws of Gully Erosion Occurrence and Development WU Yong-qiu 40071081 Tree-Ring Climatic Records from Mts. Helan and East Asian Monsoon Variation since AD 1600 LI Yu 40071082 Study on the Assemblage of Buried Ancient Timbers in Southern China and Its Relations to the Abrupt Climatic Change Events CUI Hai-ting 40071083 Environmental Archaeology Research on Sequence of Marine Transgression and Flood Events in the Yangtze Delta since Holocene ZHU Cheng 40071084 High Resolution Correlation Between Pollen Records of Tropical Eastern Asia and Environmental Changes of the South China Sea ZHENG Zhuo 40071085 C Storage and Historical Change Pattern in Tropical China HAN Xing-guo International cooperation with the above projects are welcome. For detailed information please contract: Director Song Changqing, Dr. Leng Shuying, Division of Geography, National Natural Science Foundation of China. P.O.Box 8610, Beijing, 100085, China. E-mail:Songcq@nsfc.gov.cn. Lengsy@mail.nsfc.gov.cn     

New progress of research on water cycle in atmosphere in China

1 Precipitation characteristics Since the 1980s, Chinese climatologists have conducted a lot of researches on the law of precipitation variation in recent 100 years. Zhang Xiangong et al. (1982)[1], Tu Qipu (1984)[2], Wang Shaowu (1994)[3], Chen Longxun, et al. (1998)[4] have carried out researches on temperature and precipitation changes of the last 100 years in China, viewing that China has the characteristics of cold-wet and warm-dry alternations. Shi Neng et al. (1983) studied the rel…     

中国干旱区不同成因碎屑沉积物的吹蚀速率研究

1 Introduction The sand deserts in China are the product of long-term wind erosion from clastic sediments and remodified by wind in the arid environments (Wu, 1987; Gao et al., 1993). The origin of aeolian sand is an elementary issue in studying morpholog…     

Addenda

The article entitled "On coordinated development of oasis and environment in arid area" published on No.1 of the 2001 issue of Journal of Geographical Sciences by Fu Xiaofeng and Li Zhe, was financially supported by Key Project Granted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZ951-B1-213-03-01) and fund from Ministry of Land and Resources of China for the Special Research Plan of Science and Technology in the Year 2000 (200010302). The article entitled "Economic reform, open-…     

黄河源地区草地退化空间特征

There are about 400 million hm2 of grassland in China, which account for 13% of the grassland in the world and 41% of the total land area of China. It is the biggest terrestrial ecosystem in China (Liu et al., 2003). Due to impacts of global change and ec…     

安徽齐云山丹霞地貌成因

According to the study of some local scholars (Peng Hua et al., 2000), over 400 sites of Danxia landform have been already discovered in China. Chen Guoda (1935), Zeng Zhaoxuan et al. (1978), Huang Jin et al. (1992; 1994; 1996) and Peng Hua et al. (1998; …     

Understanding land for high-quality development

<正>Land is the basis for human survival and production, providing food, fuel, fiber, and other ecosystem services(Verburg et al., 2013; Jin et al., 2021). Land-use change is both a cause and consequence of many biophysical and socioeconomic changes(Van and Verburg, 2013). Human land-use activities have a great impact on biodiversity and the ecological environment by changing the ecosystem(Newbold et al., 2015; Asamoah et al., 2017; Tilman, 2017;     

2001-2010年中国地表比辐射率的时空变化(英文)

Land surface emissivity is one of the important parameters in temperature inversion from thermal infrared remote sensing. Using MOD11C3 of Terra-MODIS L3 level products, spatio-temporal data sets of land surface emissivity in China for 10 years from 2001 to 2010 are obtained. The results show that the land surface emissivity in the northwest desert region is the lowest in China, with little seasonal variations. In contrast, there are significant seasonal variations in land surface emissivity in northeast China and northern Xinjiang, the Qing-hai-Tibet Plateau, the Yangtze River Valley and the eastern and southern China. In winter, the land surface emissivity in the northeast China and northern Xinjiang is relatively high. The land surface emissivity of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region is maintained at low value from November to March, while it becomes higher in other months. The land surface emissivity of the Yangtze River Valley, eastern and southern China, and Sichuan Basin varies from July to October, and peaks in August. Land surface emissivity values could be divided into five levels: low emissivity (0.6163-0.9638), moderate-low emissivity (0.9639-0.9709), moderate emis-sivity (0.9710-0.9724), moderate-high emissivity (0.9725-0.9738), and high emissivity (0.9739-0.9999). The percentages of areas with low emissivity, moderate-low emissivity and moderate emissivity are, respectively, about 20%, 10% and 20%. The moderate-high emis-sivity region makes up 40%-50% of China’s land surface area. The inter-annual variation of moderate-high emissivity region is also very clear, with two peaks (in spring and autumn) and two troughs (in summer and winter). The inter-annual variation of the high emissivity region is very significant, with a peak in winter (10%), while only 1% or 2% in other seasons. There is a clear association between the spatio-temporal distribution of China’s land surface emissivity and temperature: the higher the emissivity, the lower the temperature, and vice versa. Emis-sivity is an inherent property of any object, but the precise value of its emissivity depends very much on its surrounding environmental factors.     

第五届青藏高原国际学术研讨会在北京召开

The 5th International Symposium on the Tibetan Plateau/The 24th Himalaya - Karakorum-Tibet Workshop Joint Conference was held on August 11-14 in Beijing, China. The Joint Conference was hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), The Ministry of Land and Resources of China (MLR) and People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Organized by Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS (ITPCAS), Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (IGCAGS), The China Society on Tibetan Plateau (CSTP), Department of Science and Technology, TAR, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS (IGSNRR), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).     

A Commentary on the International Conference on Land Use Issues and Policy in China under Rapid Rural and Urban Transformation

Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the International Conference on Land Use Issues and Policy in China under Rapid Rural and Urban Transformation was held     

地理学与科学发展观:中国地理学会2004年学术年会报道(英文)

The Annual Meeting of the Geographical Society of China (GSC) and Cross-strait Symposium on Geography were held on December 3-5, 2004 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. A total of some 1500 geographical researchers and educators from Chinese mainland, Hong…     

Linkages between soil microbial stability and carbon storage in the active layer under permafrost degradation

正The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) distributes the largest extent of high-altitude mountain permafrost in the world (Zou et al., 2017), which has different characteristics from high-latitude permafrost (Yang et al.,2010) and stores massive soil carbon.     

Partners review progress of Koshi Basin Programme at IGSNRR,Beijing, China on February 11-12, 2015

The Koshi Basin Programme (KBP) China National Review Workshop was successfully held on February 11-12,2015 at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR),Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing,China.The workshop was jointly organized by IGSNRR and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with support from the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).The Department of Land Change Science and Bio-geography,IGSNRR (CAS) hosted this two-day workshop,which aimed to share collaborative activities,discuss the KBP's progress to date,enhance the effectiveness of the programme through active participation of key stakeholders,take stock of science outcomes,and generate desirable impacts.     

Research on Global Change and Living Environment： A Review of 2003 Annual Academic Meeting of the Geographical Society of China

The Annual Academic Meeting of the Geographical Society of China (GSC) was held on October 17-19, 2003 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. A total of some 560 geographical researchers and educators from across China participated in this event. More than 300 papers were presented and discussed during this annual meeting. The Annual Academic Meeting of the Geographical Society of China is so far the largest scale academic activity of geographical sciences in China.     

土地变化科学模型方法新进展——简评《土地系统变化动力学与效应模拟》(英文)

Land system change has never been out of human concerns. It is always one of the hottest themes in global environmental change research (Seto et al., 2002; Gutman et al.,     

基于主体功能区规划的中国城乡建设用地扩张时空特征遥感分析（英文）

China had implemented the national strategies for Major Function-oriented Zones(MFOZs)to realize the goal of national sustainable development since 2010.This study analyzed and compared spatio-temporal characteristics and differences in built-up area for China’s MFOZs using a China’s Land Use Database(CLUD)derived from high-resolution remotely sensed images in the periods of 2000–2010 and 2010–2013.To sum up:(1)The percentage of built-up area in each of the MFOZs was significantly different,revealing the gradient feature of national land development based on the distribution of the main functions.(2)Annual growth in built-up area in optimal development zones(ODZs)decreased significantly during 2010–2013 compared with the period 2000–2010,while annual growth in built-up area in key development zones(KDZs),agricultural production zones(APZs)and key ecological function zones(KEFZs)increased significantly.(3)In ODZs,the average annual increase in built-up area in the Yangtze River Delta region was significantly higher than in other regions;the average area increase and rate of increase of built-up area in KDZs was faster in the western region than in other regions;average annual area growth of built-up area in APZs in the northeast,central and western regions was twice as high as the previous decade on average;the annual rate of change and increase in the dynamic degree of built-up area were most notable in KEFZs in the central region.(4)The spatial pattern and characteristics of built-up area expansions in the period 2010–2013 reflected the gradient feature of the plan for MFOZs.But the rate of increase locally in built-up area in ODZs,APZs and KEFZs is fast,so the effective measures must be adopted in the implementation of national and regional policies.The conclusions indicated these methods and results were meaningful for future regulation strategies in optimizing national land development in China.     

The 4th International Symposium on the Tibetan Plateau in Lhasa, China

Organized and hosted by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, the 4th International Symposium on the Tibetan Plateau was held in Lhasa, China on August 4-7, 2004.The Symposium was undertaken by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, the Bureau of Science and Technology under the Tibet Autonomous Region, China Society on the Tibetan Plateau, and the Institute of Plateau Meteorology. Academician Sun Honglie to…     

城市土地利用——交通集成模型的构建与应用（英文）

China is now experiencing rapid urbanization. Powerful tools are required to assess its urban spatial policies before implemented toward a more competitive and sustainable development paradigm. This study develops a Land Use Transport Interaction(LUTI) model to evaluate the impacts of urban land-use policies on urban spatial development. The model consists of four sub-models, i.e., transport, residential location, employment location and real estate rent sub-models. It is then applied to Beijing metropolitan area to forecast the urban activity evolution trend based on the land-use policies between 2009 and 2013. The modeling results show that more and more residents and enterprises in the city choose to agglomerate on outskirts, and new centers gradually emerge to share the services originally delivered by central Beijing. The general trend verifies the objectives of the government plan to develop more sub-centers around Beijing. The proposed activity-based model provides a distinct tool for the urban spatial policy makers in China. Further research is also discussed at the end.     

中国西北半干旱区土地景观变化成因--以榆林市为例

1 Introduction Landscape change is a result of the complex interactions between physical, biological, political, economic and social driving forces (Moody and Woodcock 1995; Apan et al., 2002). Landscape in arid and semi-arid China is extremely vulnerabl…