03056oam 2200625I 450 991078396710332120230617010803.01-134-43257-71-280-07317-90-203-63805-00-203-63365-210.4324/9780203633656 (CKB)1000000000254140(EBL)182443(OCoLC)437055309(SSID)ssj0000310850(PQKBManifestationID)11264593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310850(PQKBWorkID)10313032(PQKB)10976014(MiAaPQ)EBC182443(Au-PeEL)EBL182443(CaPaEBR)ebr10097377(CaONFJC)MIL7317(OCoLC)56351803(EXLCZ)99100000000025414020180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSustainable development in rural China farmer innovation and self-organisation in marginal areas /Bin WuLondon ;New York :RoutledgeCurzon,2003.1 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-29719-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-182) and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; Sustainability and farmer innovation in the developing world; Marginal areas and marginalisation in rural China; Environment and innovation in rural Shaanxi; Environmental and development challenges in Zhidan; Farmer innovative capacity and communication networks; Farmer self-organisation for innovation: cases and model; Conclusion: sustainability and farmer innovation in China; Notes; References; IndexSustainable development in marginal areas, especially in those where rural poverty and environmental degradation are interwoven, is a great concern of development agencies worldwide, and much effort is put into development programmes, technology transfer schemes and so on. The problem is particularly acute in China, where increasing regional differences and inequality are eroding governmental poverty reduction efforts and exacerbating ecological crises. This book, based on extensive original research, examines the situation in China, especially in the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province. It explSustainable developmentChinaRural development projectsChinaChinaEconomic conditions1976-2000ChinaEconomic conditions2000-Sustainable developmentRural development projects338.951/07/091734Wu Bin1957 Nov. 6,1482699MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783967103321Sustainable development in rural China3700509UNINA