China Geographer - 9780367012274

Taylor & Francis

This book seeks to promote better understanding of China through improved knowledge of its geography. It presents papers on a variety of environmental topics in China ranging from earthquake hazards to nature preserves. New research techniques and analytical methodologies are also presented. > This book seeks to promote better understanding of China through improved knowledge of its geography. It presents papers on a variety of environmental topics in China ranging from earthquake hazards to nature preserves. New research techniques and analytical methodologies are also presented. > Preface -- Management of Earthquake Hazard: The Program of Earthquake Forecasting in China, 1966\u20131976 -- The Effects of Forest on Water and Soil Conservation in the Loess Plateau of China -- Assessment of Potential Agricultural Land in Western China with a Geographic Information System (GIS) -- The Changing Rural Landscape of China: A Study of Gaohe Xian, Guangdong -- Urban Environmental Qualits