scholarly journals The Impact of Ecological Construction Programs on Grassland Conservation in Inner Mongolia, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Liesbeth Dries ◽  
Wim Heijman ◽  
Jikun Huang ◽  
Xueqin Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Grassland Conservation ◽  
Ecological Construction ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Impact of Urbanization on Soil Erosion in Inner Mongolia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Yan Wang ◽  
Yi Xiao ◽  
En-Ming Rao ◽  
Ling Jiang ◽  
Yang Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Impact Of Urbanization ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Susceptibility of earth-based construction materials to fungal proliferation: laboratory and in situ assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 140-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Simons ◽  
Alexandra Bertron ◽  
Christophe Roux ◽  
Aurélie Laborel-Préneron ◽  
Jean-Emmanuel Aubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Microbial Density ◽  
Microbial Proliferation ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Ecological Construction ◽  
The Impact

The impact of building materials on the environment and the health of occupants is nowadays a priority issue. Ecological construction materials such as earthen materials are currently experiencing a regain of interest due to both ecological and economic factors. The microbial proliferation on indoor materials can induce a deterioration of the building air quality and lead to an increase of health risks for the occupants. The issue of indoor air quality raises questions about the use of earthen building materials and their possible susceptibility to fungal development. The microflora of earthen materials and their ability to grow on such support are indeed poorly studied. This study focused on the quantification of both bacterial and fungal microflora along the manufacturing process. The impact of extreme humidity, simulating a hydric accident, on microflora development was analyzed on the surface and inside earthen bricks. The initial microflora of these materials was dramatically reduced during the manufacturing process, especially after heat treatment for drying. Proliferation of remaining microorganisms was only observed under high humidity condition, in particular for earthen materials with vegetal aggregates. Moreover, in situ samplings were performed on naturally dried earthen materials used in buildings. The characterization of the microbial density revealed a higher microbial density than on manufactured specimens, while microbial concentration and detected taxa seemed mainly related to the room use and building history. These results provide a better understanding of microbial proliferation on these materials.

The Impact of the Cultural Revolution in China on the Mongolians of Inner Mongolia

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sneath
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
The Political ◽  
The West ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Cultural Revolution

A number of papers have been written in the west on the subject of the Cultural Revolution in Inner Mongolia. Hyer and Heaton's (1968) account of the period in the China Quarterly deals with events up until 1968, and relies heavily upon an analysis of the news reports broadcast by Radio Inner Mongolia at that time. The paper focuses upon the fate of Ulanhu, the Chairman of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region who fell from power during the Cultural Revolution. Hyer and Heaton are concerned primarily with the power struggles within the political apparatus, and they include no first-hand or eyewitness accounts. The paper gives no indication of the effects of the Cultural Revolution upon the great bulk of the population of the I.M.A.R., either Mongolian or Han Chinese. However, the article does carefully document the rapidly changing tide of Inner Mongolian government policy and the emergence of populist groups which challenged the political establishment, over the period 1965 to 1968.

scholarly journals Spatial Variation and Factors Impacting Grassland Circulation Price in Inner Mongolia, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Colin Brown
Keyword(s):  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Local Market ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Price Distribution ◽  
Quantile Regression Analysis ◽  
The Impact

As the circulation of grassland use rights in China increases, relatively little is known about the factors that influence circulation price. This paper examines the spatial distribution of grassland circulation prices and the impact of various attributes on grassland circulation prices in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR). Spatial autocorrelation tests and quantile regression methods are applied to data from an online land-circulation website covering the period from January to October 2017. The spatial analysis found that grassland circulation price does vary greatly throughout IMAR but that no significant spatial autocorrelation is evident. The quantile regression analysis revealed significant, though varied, quantile effects across the price distribution indicating that local market structures, strong demand for grazing land in desert steppe, high demand of poor herders for smaller plots, and high demand of richer herders for larger plots all play an important role in determining circulation prices. These nuanced findings should enable policy makers, grassland users, and other grassland actors to better understand how grassland price is determined with respect to a range of factors across the quantiles of price as well as the spatial pattern of price characteristics. This information and understanding are a crucial step in improving grassland circulation.

scholarly journals DID Analysis on the Impact of Policies on the Rural-Urban Income Disparity in Resource-Dependent Regions: A Case Study of Ordos

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Rijimoleng Si ◽  
Gang Han
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Income Disparity ◽  
Coal Resources ◽  
Urban Income ◽  
The Government ◽  
Coal Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Ordos is the most abundant coal resource city in Inner Mongolia. Its coal resources account for one half of Inner Mongolia's coal resources and one sixth of China's total coal reserves. Abundant coal resources have laid the foundation for Ordos become today’s resource-based city. In 2003, Inner Mongolia issued “the guiding opinions on accelerating the development of key coal enterprises” (hereinafter referred to as “policy”), supporting the development of coal enterprises and providing policy conditions for the rapid economic development of Ordos. However, with the rapid development of economy, the rural-urban income disparity is also getting bigger in Ordos. Based on panel data from 1999 to 2012 and use the DID analysis of “quasi-natural experiment”, the paper finds that the policy has increased the rural-urban income disparity. The policy increases the rural-urban income disparity by promoting GDP growth. Therefore, the role of the policy system in the economic development of a region cannot be ignored. The government supports the development of local resource-based industries and also increase support for the development of upstream and downstream industries. Under the guidance of policy, the mineral resources income should be transformed reasonably. Government should invest the proceeds of mineral resources in material capital and human capital. Government also should invest the proceeds of mineral resources in external industries and projects that require large initial capital or long construction cycles, such as those essential infrastructure sectors: education, health, transportation and energy. In this way, the integration of urban and rural development will be realized and the rural-urban income disparity will be reduced.

The effect of grassland transfer on herders' livestock production and grazing intensity in Inner Mongolia and Gansu, China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Feng ◽  
Jianjun Tang ◽  
Huanguang Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Grazing Intensity ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Impact Mechanism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the impact mechanism of grassland transfer on herders' production behaviour in pastoral areas. The impact of grassland transfer on herders' livestock production and grazing intensity is quantified.Design/methodology/approach Using the survey data collected for 356 herder households from Inner Mongolia and Gansu, China, quantile regression is employed to assess the heterogeneous effects of grassland transfer on livestock production and grazing intensity. To correct the potential self-selection bias of grassland transfer, the propensity score matching technique is used.Findings Results show that labour, percentage of livestock income and livestock stock are the main factors affecting herders' choice to transfer grassland. The positive effect of grassland transfer on livestock numbers on behalf of those who rented additional grassland is statistically significant but declines with livestock numbers. The sustainability-enhancing effect of grassland transfer on grazing intensity is significant, and the effect becomes larger amongst herder households with higher grazing intensity. The analysis on the impact mechanism shows that grassland transfer significantly promotes the adoption of sustainable grazing modes, such as rotational and seasonal rest grazing, which in turn increases herders' livestock numbers and decreases grazing intensity.Originality/value Few studies have empirically analysed the influence of grassland transfer on livestock numbers and grazing intensity. This study fills this gap by employing a quantile regression to assess the heterogeneous effects of grassland transfer on livestock numbers and grazing intensity, while accounting for self-selection bias. In addition, the authors have examined the influencing mechanisms under which grassland transfer impacts on livestock numbers and grazing intensity.

Grassland conservation programs, vegetation rehabilitation and spatial dependency in Inner Mongolia, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 429-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibin Chen ◽  
Liqun Shao ◽  
Minjuan Zhao ◽  
Xing Zhang ◽  
Daojun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Spatial Dependency ◽  
Conservation Programs ◽  
Grassland Conservation

scholarly journals A counterfactual approach to measure the impact of wet grassland conservation on UK breeding bird populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Jellesmark ◽  
Malcolm Ausden ◽  
Tim M. Blackburn ◽  
Richard D. Gregory ◽  
Mike Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
Grassland Conservation ◽  
Wet Grassland ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Counterfactual Approach
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