China's Forests

Global Lessons from Market Reforms
Herausgeber: Hyde, William F; Xu, Jintao; Belcher, Brian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 2003, the contributors to this title review the successes of China's forest policies and the growth of its forests over the past quarter-century and examine the challenges facing China's forests and rural environment. This book is a valuable resource for students interested in environmental studies, international forest policy, and the modern development of China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781138946231
• ISBN-10: 1138946230
• Artikelnr.: 42794157

Autorenporträt

Hyde, William F.; Belcher, Brian; Xu, Jintao

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors; Foreword by Uma Lele; Foreword by Genchang Chen; Preface; 1.
Introduction 2. Devolution as a Means of Expanding Local Forest Management
in South China: Lessons from the Past 20 Years 3. Taxes and Fees in the
Southern Collective Forest Region 4. Central Characteristics of Reform:
Measures of the Effects of Improved Property Rights, a Stable Policy
Environment, and Environment Protection 5. Policy Reform and Investment in
Forestry 6. Forest Exploitation and Protection in Reform China: Assessing
the Impacts of Policy and Economic Growth 7. Deforestation and
Reforestation in Hainan: Roles of Markets and Institutions 8. Forestry,
Poverty, and Rural Development: Perspectives from the Bamboo Subsector 9.
Impacts of policy Reforms on Forest Environments and Biodiversity 10.
Conclusions and Policy Implications; Index