Population and Environment of Xinjiang, China

Author: Tong Yufen
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Due to the unique fragile ecological environment, the conflict between population and the environment is particularly prominent and difficult to reconcile in arid regions, severely impacting their sustainable development and the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Xinjiang, as China's largest arid region and a densely populated area of ethnic minorities, has a close relationship between population dynamics and environmental changes. The relationship between population and resources and environment in Xinjiang has attracted widespread attention from the world. This book takes the arid regions of Xinjiang as a case study. Based on a review and summary of international and domestic academic research on population and arid zone environments, it analyzes the characteristics of population changes in Xinjiang since the 1950s and the evolution of the arid ecological environment in Xinjiang. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, it systematically studies the relationship between population dynamics and ecological environmental evolution in Xinjiang, as well as the relationship between population changes and various types of natural resources. Finally, from the perspective of sustainable development, it discusses countermeasures and suggestions for the coordinated development of population, resources, environment, economy, and society in Xinjiang. This book can serve as a reference for government departments in formulating related policies, provide important historical materials and theoretical research references for academia in studying environmental issues in arid regions, population issues, and sustainable development issues, and can also be used as supplementary reference material for universities and colleges when offering courses on population, resources, and environment.