Linking priority areas and land restoration options to support desertification control in northern China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 137; p. 108747
• Main Authors: Xu, Duanyang, Wang, Yuanqing, Wang, Ziyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: China; Cost; Desertification; economic development; economic policy; industry; land ownership; land restoration; Land restoration option; Land sensitivity; land use; Priority area; Restoration potential; China; Restoration potential; Priority area; Cost; Desertification; Land restoration option; Land sensitivity

•A framework for linking priority areas and land restoration options for desertification control were designed.•Sensitivity, cost and benefit were used to determine the priority area.•Land restoration options were classified by water resources capacity and land cover.•High priority areas and land re...