Roles of scholars in the practice of combating-desertification: A case study in Northwest China

Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-166

  Yang, Lihua ^a   Lan, Zhiyong ^b,c   Wu, Jianguo ^d,e  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combating desertification; Environmental management; Land amelioration; Mechanisms of scholars' participation; Scholars' participation

Indexed keywords

COMBATING DESERTIFICATION; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; INFORMATION BROKER; KEY FACTORS; LAND AMELIORATION; NORTHWEST CHINA; SCHOLARS' PARTICIPATION; UNDERLYING FACTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ADVOCACY; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

CHINA;

EID: 77956190550     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9534-y     Document Type: Article

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