A Tree-Planting Vehicle for Promoting the Sustainable Development of Desert Greening

Abstract

Preventing land desertification is one of the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations, which can effectively promote the sustainable development of desert greening. Currently, tree plantation is the most effective way to achieve this goal. However, the existing tree-plantation activities have some imperfections, including low efficiency, labor-intensiveness, challenging environments, and the low survival rate of saplings. Therefore, to contribute to the sustainable development of desert greening, this paper presents a practical desert tree-planting vehicle based on scientific and effective design and evaluation methods. First, based on the survey results, we used the objectives tree method to clarify the design objectives of the tree-planting vehicle. Second, the functional system boundaries of the tree planting vehicle were clarified using the function analysis method. Third, several alternatives were obtained using the finite structure and morphological analysis methods. Finally, an optimal solution was obtained using fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. This optimal design scheme has the characteristics of mechanical automatic planting, a closed cockpit, and large-capacity storage space, which can improve the construction efficiency and labor intensity, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of desert greening.

New Perspectives on the Impact of Human Activities on Natural Resources in Oasis Areas: A Case Study of Oasis in Wuwei, China

“…For oasis cities, areas with high urbanization lead to population concentration, rising population density, and accelerated natural resource utilization. Therefore, limiting the rise of population size in oasis cities results from considerations based on food security, ecological protection, and other relevant factors [86]. Consequently, it is necessary to determine the direction and scale of urban development in the near and distant future.…”

“…Firstly, as previously stated, agricultural modernization is closely related to the sustainable development of oasis urban resources. Oasis agriculture represents a distinctive form of agricultural development in oasis cities [86]. Traditional oasis agriculture is distinguished by high yields of single-season crops, high fertilizer application and irrigation, and an excessive demand for water resources, which has led to a soil-water imbalance [87].…”

“…This is because our study was based on resource production, not resource areas. Resource transformation requires the existence of distinct boundaries [86]. In other words, the yield of a given resource is contingent upon several factors, including the price, market conditions, and seasonality [88].…”

Promoting active aging through assistive product design innovation: a preference-based integrated design framework

“…Since its introduction by Zwicky ( 140 ), morphological charts have been used in a variety of research areas, including Sustainable Design ( 141 ), Human Factors Design ( 142 ), Conceptual Design ( 143 ), Product-Service System design ( 144 ). In addition, the use of morphological charts in combination with other methods [e.g., QFD ( 145 ), ANP ( 146 ), TRIZ ( 147 , 148 ) and Fuzzy evaluation ( 135 )] into a hybrid framework is also a popular research paradigm. However, the combination of methods included in this study is different from existing studies, especially the use of morphological charts for the design of assistive devices for the older adults is limited.…”

The leguminous Hedysarum shrubs effectively drive the diversity and structural composition of soil bacterial community through rhizocompartments in the process of desertification reversal

“…Because of their reputation as effective pioneer species in the restoration of vegetation, these are commonly planted within the Northwest China's desert regions (Gao et al, 2014; Lai et al, 2016). Asexually reproducing and spreading its thin roots toward the soil's surface, H. mongolicum forms dense clumps (Lu et al, 2022; Zhou et al, 2020). H. scoparium is a shrub grown with cuttings that is always deep root system (Xie et al, 2017; Zhang, Niu, et al, 2022; Zhang, Tian, et al, 2022).…”