SOIL DEGRADATION AND ALTERED FLOOD RISK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DEFORESTATION

被引：34
作者：
de la Paix, M. J. [1 ,3 ]
Lanhai, L. [1 ]
Xi, C. [1 ]
Ahmed, S. [2 ]
Varenyam, A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, State Key Lab Desert & Oasis Ecol, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Nevada, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA
[3] Independent Inst Lay Adventists Kigali INILAK, Kigali, Rwanda
来源：
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT | 2013年 / 24卷 / 05期
关键词：
climate change; deforestation; environment; erosion; flood risks; Rwanda; LAND-USE; AFRICA;
D O I：
10.1002/ldr.1147
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The primary objective of this study was to analyze soil degradation and altered flood risks as a consequence of deforestation. The results showed that the use of fuelwood and competition for agriculture land are the main causes of deforestation, which leads to increased soil erosion and floods. The consequences and the societal risks from floods are quantified. This study indicates that the numbers of fatalities and mortality per river flood event are lower compared with those caused by flash floods. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码：478 / 485
页数：8
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