Overview
- Based on field researches in various rural areas in China
- Provides insights on rural development, ecological protection and relevant policy-making
- Guides other developing countries facing the same challenges of poverty and environmental deterioration
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book considers the challenge of poverty and deterioration of the ecological environment in China, particularly in rural areas. Examining key factors such as the overuse of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity in the face of an expanding population and rapidly developing economy. It focuses on examining the frameworks of rural households in poor mountainous areas in rural China, considering their livelihood choices and decision-making processes. It analyses the relationship between these households’ livelihoods and their environment, notably farmers’ attitudes and perceptions towards ecological conservation policies, and their use of forest resources. Cutting across the fields of population studies, sociology, economy and environment, this is an important read for scholars and students interested in how China is dealing with the challenges of natural resources exploitation, sustainable development and social welfare.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Jie Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
Shuzhuo Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
Gretchen C. Daily is Bing Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA.
Marcus Feldman is Professor of Biological Sciences and director, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rural Livelihood and Environmental Sustainability in China
Authors: Jie Li, Shuzhuo Li, Gretchen C. Daily, Marcus Feldman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6349-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Social Sciences Academic Press 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6348-5Published: 20 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6351-5Published: 21 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6349-2Published: 19 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 432
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, Microeconomics