Land degradation, government subsidy, and smallholders' conservation decision: The case of the loess plateau in China

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1533-1542

  Shi, Min Jun ^a,b   Chen, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic household model; Land conversion; Land degradation; Loess plateau; Soil conservation program; Subsidy

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; EROSION; LAND RECLAMATION;

BIOECONOMIC HOUSEHOLD MODEL; LAND CONVERSION; LAND DEGRADATION; LOESS PLATEAU; SLOPE FIELDS; SOIL CONSERVATION PROGRAM; SUBSIDY;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OWNERSHIP;

EID: 11844278328     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2004.1533     Document Type: Article

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