TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Colin G. AU - Waldron,Scott A. AU - Longworth,John W. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Sustainable development in western China: managing people, livestock and grasslands in pastoral areas SN - 9781781007686 (e-book) AV - SF85.4.C6 B76 2008 U1 - 338.95107 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cheltenham [England], Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar KW - Range management KW - China KW - Grasslands KW - Management KW - Range policy KW - Livestock KW - Economic aspects KW - Government policy KW - Rural development KW - Sustainable development KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781845427443.xml ER -