Hui Wing-chi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-141). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xiii / LIST OF ACRONYMS --- p.xvii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE- --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Conceptual Framework and Study Objectives --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Scope of the Research and Study Area --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Location and Climate --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Geology --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Landuse Characteristics and Status of Water Quality --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4 --- Significance of Study --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of Thesis --- p.16 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO - --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Landuse Alteration --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Urbanization and Landuse Changes --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Detecting Landuse Changes in Urbanizing Region --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Impact of Landuse Alteration on Water Quality --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Point and Nonpoint Sources of Water Pollution --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Nonpoint Source Pollution as a Worldwide Environmental Problem --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Methods of Assessing Nonpoint Source Pollution --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- GIS-based Modeling of Nonpoint Source Pollution --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Application of Remote Sensing on Water Quality Study --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3 --- Landuse Changes and Their Water Quality Impacts in the Pearl River Delta --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Economic Reform and Urbanization --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Urban Redevelopment --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Rural Industrialization --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Water Pollution --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE - --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2 --- Computation of Areal Nonpoint Source Pollution Loading --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Assumptions --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Curve Number Method --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Generation of Nonpoint Source Pollutants --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Model Operation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Instream Water Quality Modeling --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Description ofWASP5 --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Hydraulic Parameters --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Model Constants --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4 --- Description of Model Input Data --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Watershed Delineation --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Soil Data --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Rainfall Data --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Detection Landuse Changes --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4.4.1 --- Image Preprocessing --- p.54 / Chapter 3.4.4.2 --- Classification and Post-classification Analysis --- p.57 / Chapter 3.4.4.3 --- Assessment of Accuracy --- p.60 / Chapter 3.5 --- Scenario Modeling --- p.61 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR - --- INTERFACING ARCVIE W GIS WITH WATER QUALITY MODEL / Chapter 4.1 --- Watershed Parameter Generator --- p.64 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Topographic Analysis and Stream Network Definition --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Vectorization of Basin Geometries --- p.68 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Computation of Basin Geometric Characteristics --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2 --- Nonpoint Source Pollution Loading Generator --- p.69 / Chapter 4.3 --- Instream Water Quality Calculator --- p.74 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE- --- LANDUSE AND LAND COVER CHANGES ANALYSIS / Chapter 5.1 --- Framework for Analysis --- p.78 / Chapter 5.2 --- Landuse Changes During the Study Period --- p.82 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Areal Landuse Changes --- p.82 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Inter-category Landuse Changes --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.2.1 --- Rural-to-urban Changes --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.2.2 --- Rural-to-rural Changes --- p.87 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Error matrix --- p.88 / Chapter 5.3 --- Spatial Pattern of Landuse and Land cover --- p.91 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Urban Land --- p.92 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Rural Areas --- p.94 / Chapter 5.4 --- Scenario Building --- p.96 / Chapter 5.5 --- Limitation of Landuse Classification based on Satellite Image Interpretation --- p.96 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary --- p.98 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX - --- IMPACTS OF LANDUSE CHANGES ON NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION LOADING AND WATER QUALITY / Chapter 6.1 --- Impact of Landuse Changes on NPS Loading --- p.100 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Identification of Curve Number --- p.100 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Runoff and Areal Nonpoint Source Pollution Loadings --- p.101 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Sensitivity of NPS Pollution Loading to Landuse Changes --- p.107 / Chapter 6.2 --- Instream Water Quality Analysis --- p.110 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Downstream Variation of Water Quality --- p.111 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Comparison with NWQC II --- p.114 / Chapter 6.3 --- Strategic Landuse Management --- p.117 / Chapter 6.4 --- Limitation of the Study --- p.118 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN - --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.122 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Landuse and Land Cover Changes --- p.122 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- GIS-based Water Quality Modeling --- p.123 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Pollution Loading and Instream Water Quality --- p.124 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future Study --- p.125 / REFERENCES --- p.127
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323526 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Hui, Wing-chi., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Geography. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvii, 141 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Guanlan River Basin, China, Guanlan River Basin, China, Guanlan River Basin, China, Guanlan River Basin, China, Guanlan River Basin |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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