Brown, Colin G. <br/><br/>
Sustainable development in western China  managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas /  [electronic resource] : 
Colin G. Brown, Scott A. Waldron and John W. Longworth. 
 - Cheltenham [England] ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar,  c2008. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 294 p.) :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-277) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781781007686 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008930897 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Range management--China.<br/>Grasslands--Management.--China<br/>Range policy--China.<br/>Livestock--Economic aspects--China.<br/>Livestock--Government policy--China.<br/>Rural development--Government policy--China.<br/>Sustainable development--China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF85.4.C6  / B76 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.95107