Sustainable development in western China
Subtitle: managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas
By: Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron and John W. Longworth
Contributors: Waldron, Scott A.; Longworth, John W. (John William), 1940-
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781845427443
Subjects: Landschaftsentwicklung; Management; Sustainable development; Grasslands; Développement rural; Range policy; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Government policy; Livestock; Politique agricole; China; Aspect de l'environnement; Rural development; Range management; Développement durable; Grünland
Description: This study provides a guide to & analysis of the intricate web of policies & institutions that now impact on grassland degradation & sustainable development in China's pastoral region. It also reveals broader insights into how China grapples with complex ecological & livelihood problems as it rapidly modernises & develops.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Romance, reality and reformation of China's grasslands; title: Grassland systems and challenges; title: Managing institutions; title: Managing grassland policies; title: Managing structures; title: Managing livestock systems; title: Managing markets; title: Managing people; title: Unique problems; title: unique solutions.