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Arid Land Geography ›› 1988, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (1): 58-61.doi: 10.13826/j.cnki.cn65-1103/x.1988.01.011

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Conceptions of Desertification and Desertization

Dong Guangrong, Shen Jianyou, Jin Jiong, Gao Shangyu   

  1. Institute of Desert Research, Academia Sinica, Lanzhou
  • Online:1988-03-25 Published:2025-12-25

Abstract: On the basis of published literatures from abroad academic and home sc-ientific circles, the conceptions of "Desertification” and “Desertization” which are being worldwide discussed are evaluated, compared and described in the study. It is proposed and defined that the conception of “Desertization” contains : “the process in which the original non-desert areas were turned into the desert-like landscapes and surface landform is dominantly manifested and indicated by blown sand activity and und1ate dunes”.