2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Geographical study on desertification and environmental policy in Inner Mongolia
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15401030
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Miyagi University of Education |
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Principal Investigator |
KOGANEZAWA Takaaki Miyagi University of Education, 教育学部, Professor
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SAIJO Kiyoshi Miyagi University of Education, 教育学部, Associate Professor
SAKAIDA Kiyotaka Tohoku University, 大学院・環境科学研究科, Professor
HIRABUKI Yoshihiko Tohoku Gakuin University, 地域創造学部, Professor
OTSUKI Yoshinori Tohoku University, 大学院・理学研究科, Professor Assistant
SEKINE Ryouhei Tohoku University, 大学院・環境科学研究科, Professor Assistant
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | Environmental Policy / Desertification / Inner Mongolia / Gully / livestock farming / Global Warming / Yellow Sand / 農地請負制 |
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| Research Abstract |
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, environmental degradation by human production activity such as the unplanned reclamation by population growth or excessive pasturage is worse. Poverty of inhabitants of the district makes more environmentally charge it, and existence of the vicious circle that environmental damage affords poverty is pointed out as a cause. Chinese Government carries out some policies for the solution. A representative policy is called "Returning Cultivated land to Forest Land "or "Returning Cultivate land to Grass Land". This policy prohibits agriculture and stock farming in the cultivate area which deteriorated, and changes back cultivated area into a forest land and grassland. In addition, grazing is prohibited and switching from small livestock to Large-sized livestock is measured in some area.
In this study, our aims are to evaluate this Environmental policy, as Returning Cultivated Land to Forest, Grass Land from view points of Physical Geography and Human, economic Geography. Our group started regional research in Busen. Shisiouki from 2003 to 2005. As a result, we pointed out three features as bellows. First, from GIS testing on Land environmental situation and human land use, Desertification in Inner Mongolia is becoming more serious. Second, from research of Agricultural management in Research area, under environmental policy, agricultural management is changing from small livestock to large one. This makes farmers getting more income, and more loan money in order to introduce Large-sized cattle. Third, from research of physical geography, Climate condition and land erosion, vegetation are becoming no good situation/
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