Coping with pressures of modernization by traditional farmers: A strategy for sustainable rural development in Yunnan, China

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 057-070

  Shiro, Chikamatsu ^a   Furtad, Jose Ireneu ^a   Shen, Lixin ^b   Yan, Mei ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Yunnan Academy of Forestry   (China)

^c Asian Institute of Management   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Alder upland rice; Capital assets; Chinese fir; Sustainable rural development; Traditional farming; Traditional knowledge; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147199487     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0057-9     Document Type: Article

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