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Challenges Towards Ecological Sustainability in China

An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Xiaojun Yang

    1. Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

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  2. Shijun Jiang

    1. Institute of Groundwater and Earth Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

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  • Covers the issue of ecological sustainability in China, the world's fastest growing economy
  • Includes updated and cutting-edge material
  • Gives an interdisciplinary perspective on various issues related to sustainability, appealing to a wide readership

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Challenges Towards Ecological Sustainability in the Great Pearl River Delta

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation Health at the Baiyun Mountain National Forest Park, China

      • Shuisen Chen, Weiqi Chen, Jia Liu
      Pages 115-129

    3. Comparison of Urbanization and Its Eco-environmental Effects in Three Large Pearl River Delta Metropolises, China

      • Rongbo Xiao, Changguang Wu, Zhishan Li
      Pages 131-148

    4. Nutrient and Trace Metal Issues in the Pearl River Delta, China

      • Lichun Xie, Lei Gao, Jianyao Chen
      Pages 149-183

    5. Flooding Hazards and Risk Analysis in the Pearl River Delta, China

      • Xianwei Wang
      Pages 185-212

  4. Challenges Towards Ecological Sustainability in Other Areas of China

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Potential Impacts of Urban Sprawl on the Thermal Environment in the Nanjing Metropolitan Area Based on the SLEUTH and WRF Models

      • Fanhua Kong, Haiwei Yin, Fei Jiang, Jiayu Chen
      Pages 215-239

    3. Linking Land Use with Water Pollution in Coastal Watersheds of China

      • Jinliang Huang, Ayu Ervinia, Yaling Huang
      Pages 241-279

    4. Water and Ecological Security at the Heart of China’s Silk Road Economic Belt

      • Yaning Chen, Zhi Li, Gonghuan Fang, Wei Bian
      Pages 281-306

    5. The Spatial Network of Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration and Its Challenges for Coordinated Integral Development

      • Junneng Wang, Jianquan Cheng, Nianxiu Qin, Qingyi Chen
      Pages 307-324

    6. Strategies to Promote Green Development in Coal Resource-Based Regions with China’s Shanxi Province as an Example

      • Jianhui Cong, Jun Yang, Qin Zhang, Zhou Zhou
      Pages 325-336

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 337-340
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About this book

This book includes a selection of the best papers presented at the Jinan Forum on Geography and Ecological Sustainability held in Guangzhou, China, from 17 to 19 February 2017, as well as several invited papers. It discusses concepts, methods, and applications in geography and ecology with an emphasis on various issues challenging ecological sustainability in China. Chapters are written by leading scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines including geography, ecology, environmental science and policy, and economics. Case studies are predominantly drawn from Southern China, where nearly four decades of dramatic urbanization has caused economic and ecological strains on land and people.


This book will appeal to a wide readership including researchers, upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in the fields of sustainability science, geography, ecology, and environmental science and policy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA

    Xiaojun Yang

  • Institute of Groundwater and Earth Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

    Shijun Jiang

About the editors

Dr. Xiaojun Yang is a tenured Full Professor of Geography in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University (FSU). He completed his higher education in China, the Netherlands, and the USA. His research interests include the development of remote sensing and geospatial information techniques to support geographic inquiries in the urban and environmental domains. He has done research for NASA and has received competitive grants from US National Science Foundation (NSF) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Yang has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications including six books; his book "Urban Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Synthesis, and Modelling in the Urban Environment" was translated into Chinese and was selected to receive one of the Best Imported Book Awards by China Press Association in 2016. In addition to his own publications, Yang was guest editor for six SCI journals. He also served as a Director of Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) and Chair of the Commission on Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). 


Dr. Shijun Jiang is a Full Professor of Paleoecology at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. He followed higher education in China and the USA. He uses fossil community and geochemical means to study the biotic responses to environmental change and the dynamic processes of aquatic ecosystems over a range of timescales. His research has gained competitive funding from US Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Chinese National Science Foundation, Chinese National Key Basic Research Program, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Jiang has authored or co-authored more than 40 journal articles and has been a reviewer for more than 10 high profile international journals. He currently serves in the Fossil Algae Committee of Paleontological Society of China, the Freshwater Ecology Committee of the Ecological Society of Guangdong Province, the editorial boards of Marine Micropaleontology and Advances in Oceanography & Marine Biology, and the Urban Environmental and Resources Protection Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress.

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