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099 9 _aAIT Thesis no.NR-10-10
100 1 _aAili, Aishajiang
245 1 0 _aAssessment of the impact of sand-dust storms on oasis agriculture in arid areas :
_ba case study of Bugur County, Northwest China
260 _aPathum Thani, Thailand :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c2010
300 _a78 leaves :
_bill.
490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. NR-10-10
500 _aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development
502 _aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010
520 _aSand-dust storms are the outcome of interactions between weather process and processes on the ground. The dry lands of the world are affected by moderate to severe land degradation from wind erosion and there is evidence that the frequency of sand -dust storms is increasing. The occurrence of wind erosion at any place is a function of weather events interacting with soil and land management through its effects on soil structure, tilth and vegetation cover. Human induced change is by far the most significant factor in the alarming increase of sand-dust storms in northwest China. In this study, the pattern of sand-dust storms in the Bugur County, Northwest China is presented. The impacts of sand-dust storms were described in terms of crop damage, orchard damage, soil productivity losses, economic losses and livelihoods impacts. Measures to combat sand-dust storms include reduction of the impact of wind speed through the use of shelterbelts; protection of the loose soil particles through the use of crop residues or adjusting farming structure. Future strategies for reducing the impacts of sand-dust storms must be based on community-based approaches that integrate effective crop and land management strategies as well as policy interventions to promote more effective soil conservation measures at the national and regional scales.
650 0 _aArid regions agriculture
_zChina, Northwest
_zBugur County
650 0 _aSandstorms
_zChina, Northwest
_zBugur County
700 1 _aShrestha, Rajendra Prasad,
_eChairperson
700 1 _aClemente, Roberto S.,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aCochar, Roland,
_eExamination Committee
710 2 _aIFP - Ford Foundation, USA,
_eScholarship Donor
710 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology Fellowship,
_eScholarship Donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tThesis ;
_vno. NR-10-10
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