A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia
The South Asia has high variability in geographical features, climate, and landscapes. With the rapid economic development and population growth, the increased pressure on natural resources, land degradation, water crisis, and climate change become the common concerns for the countries in the region...
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| author | Ainong Li Wei Deng Wei Zhao Bintao Liu Jianqiang Zhang Bo Kong Xi Nan Jinhu Bian Hriday Lal Koirala Hammad Gilani Vishwambhar Prasad Sati Pattiyage I. A. Gomes Narendra Raj Khanal |
| author_facet | Ainong Li Wei Deng Wei Zhao Bintao Liu Jianqiang Zhang Bo Kong Xi Nan Jinhu Bian Hriday Lal Koirala Hammad Gilani Vishwambhar Prasad Sati Pattiyage I. A. Gomes Narendra Raj Khanal |
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| description | The South Asia has high variability in geographical features, climate, and landscapes. With the rapid economic development and population growth, the increased pressure on natural resources, land degradation, water crisis, and climate change become the common concerns for the countries in the region. To get a deep and general idea about the land and water natural resources and environment in South Asia, a knowledge database was constructed based on the climatic condition, land use/cover, water resources, water disasters, and geohazards. The results presented a scientific insight regarding the spatio-temporal changing pattern of the eco-environmental components in this region. Risk assessments were performed for the floods, droughts, and geohazards which occurred with a high frequency. In general, the big knowledge database established in this study would be helpful to aid the development of future policies and programs (like the Belt and Road Initiative) for environmental issues adaptation in the region, including initiatives for regional cooperation and capacity building in natural resources and environment management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc7c10e8a257405fbbfd720dda7800a52022-12-21T19:54:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBig Earth Data2096-44712574-54172018-07-012329831910.1080/20964471.2018.15480531548053A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South AsiaAinong Li0Wei Deng1Wei Zhao2Bintao Liu3Jianqiang Zhang4Bo Kong5Xi Nan6Jinhu Bian7Hriday Lal Koirala8Hammad Gilani9Vishwambhar Prasad Sati10Pattiyage I. A. Gomes11Narendra Raj Khanal12Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of SciencesTribhuvan UniversityInstitute of Space TechnologySchool of Earth Sciences, Mizoram UniversityInstitute of Information TechnologyTribhuvan UniversityThe South Asia has high variability in geographical features, climate, and landscapes. With the rapid economic development and population growth, the increased pressure on natural resources, land degradation, water crisis, and climate change become the common concerns for the countries in the region. To get a deep and general idea about the land and water natural resources and environment in South Asia, a knowledge database was constructed based on the climatic condition, land use/cover, water resources, water disasters, and geohazards. The results presented a scientific insight regarding the spatio-temporal changing pattern of the eco-environmental components in this region. Risk assessments were performed for the floods, droughts, and geohazards which occurred with a high frequency. In general, the big knowledge database established in this study would be helpful to aid the development of future policies and programs (like the Belt and Road Initiative) for environmental issues adaptation in the region, including initiatives for regional cooperation and capacity building in natural resources and environment management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2018.1548053South Asiaeco-environmentwater resourcegeohazardclimate changeassessment |
| spellingShingle | Ainong Li Wei Deng Wei Zhao Bintao Liu Jianqiang Zhang Bo Kong Xi Nan Jinhu Bian Hriday Lal Koirala Hammad Gilani Vishwambhar Prasad Sati Pattiyage I. A. Gomes Narendra Raj Khanal A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia Big Earth Data South Asia eco-environment water resource geohazard climate change assessment |
| title | A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia |
| title_full | A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia |
| title_fullStr | A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia |
| title_short | A geo-spatial database about the eco-environment and its key issues in South Asia |
| title_sort | geo spatial database about the eco environment and its key issues in south asia |
| topic | South Asia eco-environment water resource geohazard climate change assessment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2018.1548053 |
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