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Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands
ISBN: 9781845934965 | 1845934962
Format: HardcoverPublisher: CABI
Pub. Date: 12/6/2009
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Researchers and land managers working on prevention and control of land degradation in rangelands, ecosystem restoration or conservation, policy makers and planners. Also of considerable interest to aid agencies, including NGOs, with a focus on land management and rural development in China.
The extreme climate variability that characterizes north Chinas rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal, losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Faced with t... MORE
The extreme climate variability that characterizes north Chinas rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal, losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Faced with t... MORE
| About the Editors | p. vii |
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Context for the Study of Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands | p. 3 |
| Historical Degradation Episodes in China: Socio-economic Forces and Their Interaction with Rangeland Grazing Systems Since the 1950s | p. 15 |
| Mechanisms Of Rangeland D... MORE | p. 31 |
| An Analysis of the Effects of Climate Variability in Northern China over the Past Five Decades on People, Livestock and Plants in the Focus Areas | p. 33 |
| Mechanisms of Degradation in Grazed Rangelands | p. 45 |
| The Mechanisms of Soil Erosion Processes by Wind and Water in Chinese Rangelands | p. 61 |
| Processes in Rangeland Degradation, Rehabilitation and Recovery | p. 76 |
| Case Studies Of Deradation And Recovery | p. 89 |
| Case Study 1: Hulunbeier Grassland, Inner Mongolia | p. 91 |
| Case Study 2: Horqin Sandy Land, Inner Mongolia | p. 103 |
| Case Study 3: Xilingol Grassland, Inner Mongolia | p. 120 |
| Case Study 4: Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia | p. 136 |
| Case Study 5: Hexi Corridor, Gansu | p. 151 |
| Case Study 6: Alashan Plateau, Inner Mongolia | p. 171 |
| Case Study 7: Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Rangelands | p. 184 |
| Case Study 8: Northern Xinjiang | p. 197 |
| The Future - How TO Prevent The Next Major Degradation Episode | p. 217 |
| Land Tenure Arrangements, Property Rights and Institutional Arrangements in the Cycle of Rangeland Degradation and Recovery | p. 219 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation as Tools for Rangeland Management | p. 235 |
| How Can the Next Degradation Episode be Prevented? | p. 247 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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Dr. Squires has recently been awarded a Science and Technology Cooperation Frienship Award from the Chinese Central Government for his significant contribution to the advancement of China's dryland research and technological development.
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