Understanding land use, livelihoods, and health transitions among Tibetan nomads: A case from Gangga Township, Dingri County, Tibetan Autonomous Region of China

EcoHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-114

  Xu, Jianchu ^a,b   Yang, Yong ^c   Li, Zhuoqing ^d   Tashi, Nyima ^c   Sharma, Rita ^b   Fang, Jing ^b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^c Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences   (China)

^d Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Health; Nomads; Tibetan; Transition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGRICULTURE; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIBET; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 51749115974     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-008-0173-1     Document Type: Article

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