Historical study on the thinning of natural Japanese White Birch forests in the Yinshan Mountains in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region : A case study of the State-owned Forest Farm of the Manhan Mountain during 1960-1997

The Chinese government has downgraded use of the Mongol language in schools in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and is now using its brand of state environmentalism to rein in Mongol pastoralists, blaming them for the degradation of grasslands. By targeting language and land use, the two pillars of Mongol autonomy, the state has shown that it is prepared to override the very limited forms of autonomy still enjoyed by China’s minority nationalities. Mongol leaders are responding by working within the state and its discourses to preserve pastoralism, casting herders not as keepers of a timeless nomadic culture but as partners in preserving biodiversity and stemming desertification.

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Impact of underground coal fire on coal petrographic properties of high volatile bituminous coals: A case study from coal fire zone No. 3.2 in the Wuda Coalfield, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China

International Journal of Coal Geology ◽

10.1016/j.coal.2016.12.002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 171 ◽

pp. 185-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

J. Kus

Keyword(s):

Inner Mongolia ◽

North China ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Coal Fire ◽

Fire Zone ◽

Bituminous Coals ◽

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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Restructing Industry Category and Distribution across Administrative Areas Based on Environmental Constraint - A Case Study of Wuhai and its Surrounding Regions, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.524-527.3283 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 524-527 ◽

pp. 3283-3289

Author(s):

Wen Qi Lin ◽

Qiu Sang ◽

Ting Yu ◽

Ming Fei Ma

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Inner Mongolia ◽

Border Region ◽

Entire Area ◽

Autonomous Region ◽

Industrial Chain ◽

Environmental Goals ◽

Surrounding Areas ◽

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Industrial agglomeration often happens in the surrounding areas of a relatively developed industrial zone. If these industries are not environmentally friendly, the entire area will be contaminated. This is often the case in China. Therefore, in order to reduce the pollution in these contaminated regions, restructuring the category, size and spatial distribution of the surrounding industries based on the environmental constraints is urgently needed. In this paper, we build the relationship between the environmental contaminants and the industrial types, calculate the amount of pollution distribution in the industrial chain, and propose the approaches to control the types, size and spatial distribution of polluting industries. In the case of Wuhai and its surrounding regions(WH&SR), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, based on the calculation of industrial types, size and spatial distribution in every cross-border region, we find that under the world-leading Cleaner Production Standards, output of polluting industries should be less than 20% in order to achieve its environmental goals.

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