Sustainable development of artificial ecosystem in arid areas and the theory of dissipative structure
干旱区人工生态系统的持续发展与耗散结构理论

The theories of dissipative structure and sustainable development are applied to analyse the ecosystems in arid regions.It is suggested that construction and development of man-made oasis ecosystem and application of sustainable development strategy should be essential ways to change desert into ecoeconomic system of dissipative structure.