Author details 1 Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, RWTH Aachen University, Mies‑van‑der‑Rohe‑Straße 17, 52056 Aachen, Germany. 2 Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstraße 5b, 52064 Aachen, Germany. Received: 30...
We can rely on the spirit and wording of UNCLOS, such as its provisions on ‘solving maritime delimitation on an equitable basis’, ‘equal and efficient use of ocean resources’, ‘equally sharing of the benefit arising from the seabed resources development’ and ‘equitable r...
The connection degrees of the index in the three levels are calculated, and the connection degree of the goal index is calculated to be 0.342, which classifies the city's SWRS condition as grade 2. The sustainable use of water resources in the region is determined to be at a relatively ...
To have a more comprehensive understanding of the water ecological security status of the Yellow River Basin, this paper constructs a water ecological security evaluation index system founded on the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model. The indicators are
Table 3 Grade classification of water resource security in the karst area. Full size table Data sources and processing Primary data were collected from the Guizhou Water Resources Bulletin (2001–2015),water and soil loss in Guizhou Province, the Guizhou Province Environmental Status Bulletin (2001–...
This paper explores the method of comprehensive evaluation of water resources carrying capacity and sets up an evaluation model applying the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. Based on the data of nature,society,economics and water resources of the T
(renewable energy development) and marine resources (trawling). However, a relatively lesser studied hazard is the pollution potential of shipwrecks given their composition, cargo and long-term exposure to the marine environment that can up-concentrate shipwreck-derived pollutants akin to placer deposits...
Ch 13. Human Impact on the Environment Ch 14. Renewable Resources Ch 15. Nonrenewable Resources Ch 16. Environmental Sustainability Ch 17. Environmental Risk Analysis Ch 18. Ethical and Political Processes of the... Ch 19. DSST Environmental Science...Clean...
Physical geography and geology The Dagushan iron mine is located in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, Northeast China. The general topographic relief of the study area is high in the southeast and low in the north. Qianshan Mountain with a maximum altitude of 673 m is found along the southeast...
Water and soil are the most precious resources for human beings. Soil erosion is a concentrated reflection of land degradation and loss of ecosystem function and is directly related to national ecological security. The functional definition of soil and water conservation ecological services refers to ...