Title :
Ecological Loss Analysis of Water Environment of Arid Area of Northwest China during Highway Construction
Author_Institution :
Ningxia Eng. Res. Center of Water Saving Irrigation & Water Resource Regul., Ningxia Univ., Yinchuan, China
Abstract :
With the rapid development of highway construction in China, the arid area of northwest China is one of the areas that w ill be exploited during the massive development of west china, especially with highway construction. But the water environment in this area have been over used for a long time due to highway construction. This paper on the analysis of the ecological loss of water environment of Drought Area of Northwest China, discusses the choices of alignment and construction.
Keywords :
ecology; road building; water; alignment; arid area; drought area; ecological loss analysis; highway construction; northwest China; water environment; Ecosystems; Materials; Roads; Soil; Water conservation; Water resources; arid area; ecological loss; highway construction; water environment;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (iCBEB), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macau, Macao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1987-5
DOI :
10.1109/iCBEB.2012.164