中国的沙尘暴防治问题研究以发展咸水农业的实践-OhioLINKETD.PDF

Research on Preventing and Remediating the Dust Storms of China: A Case Study Investigating the Development of Salt Water Agriculture Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Kara Jean Hill, B.A. The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures 2011 Dissertation Committee Dr. Galal Walker, Advisor Dr. Mark Bender Copyright by Kara Jean Hill 2011 Abstract Dust storms are natural phenomena, bringing both positive and negative effects for the natural environment. However, dust storms are increasingly becoming an uncontrollable natural disaster, exacerbating desertification, creating atmospheric pollution, destroying ecosystems, negatively impacting basic infrastructure, and causing not just huge economic losses, but also the loss of human life. Dust storms are a product of the interaction between atmospheric and ground surface factors. Ground surface ecosystems are directly affected by anthropologic activities, such as production, manufacturing, deforestation, excessive farming and animal grazing, as well as unreasonable use of water resources. The resulting desertification and soil erosion can consequently impact the development of