Property rights and grassland degradation: A study of the Xilingol Pasture, Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 461-470

  Jun Li, Wen ^a   Ali, Saleem H ^b   Zhang, Qian ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Common pool resources; Grassland degradation; Household Production Responsibility System; Inner Mongolia; Property rights; Small scale co management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE;

CO-MANAGEMENT; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; GRASSLAND DEGRADATION; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM; INNER MONGOLIA; PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS; PROPERTY RIGHT; SMALL SCALE; SMALL-SCALE CO-MANAGEMENT; XILINGOL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASSLAND; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GRASSLAND; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; XILINGOL;

EID: 34547941445     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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