Toward an improved legislative framework for China's land degradation control

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-24

  Ke, Zhou ^a   Xia, Cao ^b   Baiping, Tan ^c  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Integrated ecosystem management; Land degradation control; Legislative framework

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND DEGRADATION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 41849100421     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2008.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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