Sustainable development in western China [electronic resource] : managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas / Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron and John W. Longworth.

By: Brown, Colin GContributor(s): Waldron, Scott A | Longworth, John W. (John William), 1940- | Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham [England] ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2008Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 294 p.) : ill., mapsISBN: 9781781007686 (e-book)Subject(s): Range management -- China | Grasslands -- China -- Management | Range policy -- China | Livestock -- Economic aspects -- China | Livestock -- Government policy -- China | Rural development -- Government policy -- China | Sustainable development -- ChinaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.95107 LOC classification: SF85.4.C6 | B76 2008Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Romance, reality and reformation of China's grasslands -- Grassland systems and challenges -- Managing institutions -- Managing grassland policies -- Managing structures -- Managing livestock systems -- Managing markets -- Managing people -- Unique problems--unique solutions.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-277) and index.

Romance, reality and reformation of China's grasslands -- Grassland systems and challenges -- Managing institutions -- Managing grassland policies -- Managing structures -- Managing livestock systems -- Managing markets -- Managing people -- Unique problems--unique solutions.

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.

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