LEADER 03089oam 2200637I 450 001 9910450926603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-43257-7 010 $a1-280-07317-9 010 $a0-203-63805-0 010 $a0-203-63365-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203633656 035 $a(CKB)1000000000254140 035 $a(EBL)182443 035 $a(OCoLC)437055309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000310850 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264593 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310850 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10313032 035 $a(PQKB)10976014 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182443 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182443 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10097377 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7317 035 $a(OCoLC)56351803 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000254140 100 $a20180331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSustainable development in rural China $efarmer innovation and self-organisation in marginal areas /$fBin Wu 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledgeCurzon,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-29719-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-182) and index. 327 $aBook 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; Index 330 $aSustainable 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 expl 606 $aSustainable development$zChina 606 $aRural development projects$zChina 607 $aChina$xEconomic conditions$y1976-2000 607 $aChina$xEconomic conditions$y2000- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aRural development projects 676 $a338.951/07/091734 700 $aWu$b Bin$f1957 Nov. 6,$0954840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450926603321 996 $aSustainable development in rural China$92159683 997 $aUNINA