Rangeland governance in China: Overview, impacts on Sunan County in Gansu Province and future options

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-163

  Wang, M P ^a,b   Zhao, C Z ^c   Long, R J ^b   Yang, Y H ^d  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Qinghai Vocational College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science   (China)

Author keywords

development; grassland; land tenure; policy; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954226380     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09085     Document Type: Article

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