Sustainable development in western China managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas /

Brown, Colin G.

Sustainable development in western China managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas / [Book] : Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron and John W. Longworth. - Northampton, MA : Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008. - xvii, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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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9781845427443 (hbk.)


Range management--China.
Grasslands--Management.--China
Range policy--China.
Livestock--Economic aspects.--China.
Livestock--Government policy.--China.
Rural development--Government policy.--China.
Sustainable development--China.
Dv̌eloppement durable--Chine (ouest)

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