Knowledge-driven institutional change: An empirical study on combating desertification in northern china from 1949 to 2004

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 254-266

  Yang, Lihua ^a   Wu, Jianguo ^b,c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Desertification control; Experts; Institutions; Knowledge; Scholars; Working rules

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY;

CASE-STUDIES; COMBATING DESERTIFICATION; DESERTIFICATION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPERT; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; KNOWLEDGE; NORTHERN CHINA; SCHOLAR; WORKING RULE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

DESERTIFICATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY MAKING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERTIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 84864070784     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.025     Document Type: Article

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