Property rights, social change, and grassland degradation in Xilingol Biosphere Reserve, Inner Mongolia, China

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-338

  Thwaites, Rik ^a   De Lacy, Terry ^b   Hong, Li Yong ^c   Hua, Liu Xian ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserve; China government policies; China pastoralism; Common property; Community participation; Grassland degradation; Household production responsibility system; Resource rights; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRASSLAND; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CHINA, NEI MONGOL, XILINGOL;

EID: 0031858386     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929809381085     Document Type: Article

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