Sustainable development in western China managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas
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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham [England]
Edward Elgar
c2008
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xvii, 294 p ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9781845427443 1845427440 9781781007686 |