SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FRAMEWORK OF LIVABLE YELLOW RIVER

The problem of the Yellow is reflected from the river, formed in the region, and rooted in the land. In light of the characteristics and challenges associated with geoscience problems in succeeding the high-quality development of the Yellow Basin, this paper proposes the concept of so-calledlivable Yellow which is consist of five core aspects in a systematic and scientific framework, namely theSafe Yellow theGreen Yellow theEcological Yellow theHarmonious Yellow River and theIntelligent Yellow River. The associated scientific connotation and major research contents of each aspect are illustrated in this paper. Specifically, (1)on the basis of the engineering geology, theSafe Yellow River aims to solve problems encountered in the geological surface process and the related disastrous impacts, so as to meet the geological safety requirements and build the Yellow safety system; (2)on the basis of hydrogeology, theGreen Yellow River focuses on the water cycle process and the related impacts on water and soil environment, thus constructs a green Yellow system; (3)on the basis of the environmental geology, the Ecological Yellow River explores the evolution law of ecosystem and the related ecological barrier effect, and establishes an ecological Yellow system; (4)on the basis of the resource geology, the Harmonious Yellow River studies the development mode of resource exploitation and people-land coordination in the Yellow Basin, and builds a harmonious Yellow system; (5)on the basis of the big data and information science, Intelligent Yellow River studies the geological information integration and intelligent decision-making platform of the Yellow Basin, and constructs the intelligent Yellow system. These five parts support and integrate each other to jointly solve the core and key issues of the livable Yellow River, so as to provide a scientific and technological support in ensuring the long-term stability of the Yellow and promoting the high-quality development of the entire river basin, and ultimately forming aHappiness Yellow River that benefits the Chinese nation.