Community participation in China [[electronic resource] ] : issues and processes for capacity building / / edited by Janelle Plummer and John G. Taylor

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/412/0951
• Soggetto topico: Economic development projects - China - Citizen participation; Rural development - China - Citizen participation; Community organization - China; Community development - China; Local government - China
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PlummerJanelle TaylorJohn G. <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Community Participation in China Issues and Processes for Capacity Building; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; About the Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Editors' Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part 1Understanding Community Participation in China; 2 The Context for Community Participation in China; 3 The Characteristics of Community Participation in China; 4 Key Factors and Processes Affecting Participation; Part 2The Experience of Community Participation in China: The Case Studies ; 5 Enhancing Community Participation: Participatory Forestry Management in China6 Building Capacity within Communities: Participatory Natural Resource Management in SouthwestChina; 7 Building Government Capacity: The Collaborative Hengxian Integrated Approach to Rural Reconstruction; 8 Participatory Resettlement: Key Issues and Processes in Resettlement in Xiaolangdi and Hexi; 9 Participatory Irrigation Management: Promoting Community-based Water User Associations in the Piyuan Canal Rehabilitation Project ; 10 Towards Sustainable Village Poverty Reduction: The Development of the County Poverty Alleviation Planning (CPAP) ApproachPart 3Capacity Building for Enhancing Community Participation; 11 Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Community Participation; Annex: Analysing Existing Capacity; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This important volume provides a source of information on the key issues, including constraints and capacity building, necessary to implement participatory approaches in China today. A wealth of case studies are provided by principal Chinese academics and practitioners in forestry, natural resource management, rural development, irrigation and poverty alleviation. At the core, the book is about strengthening local government as a key player in the development of participatory initiatives. It is an invaluable text for development practitioners, donors, researchers and students seeking to unders
• Titolo autorizzato: Community participation in China
• ISBN: 1-136-56925-1; 1-280-47492-0; 9786610474929; 1-84977-083-2; 600-00-0038-3; 1-4175-8300-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450655103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II