From basic raw material goods to cultural and environmental services: the Chinese bamboo sophistication path
| Autor: | Xiaosheng Yang, Lucas Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Jinzhong Xie, Maoyi Fu, Manuel Ruiz Pérez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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China
Bamboo Economic growth QH301-705.5 Natural resource economics media_common.quotation_subject bamboo industry bamboo forests rural livelihoods Ecosystem services Goods and services bamboo tourism bamboo economy bamboo culture Biology (General) Sophistication Tertiary sector of the economy QH540-549.5 media_common Ecology business.industry forestry Livelihood cultural services Work (electrical) economic services bamboo plantations Business bamboo farmers rural development |
| Zdroj: | Ecology and Society, Vol 19, Iss 4, p 3 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1708-3087 |
| DOI: | 10.5751/es-06701-190403 |
| Popis: | Bamboo has deep cultural and economic roots in China, the country with the largest bamboo resources in the world. Over the last three decades bamboo has evolved from a supply of raw material for basic goods into the material base of an increasingly diversified array of products and, more recently, into a potentially important source of cultural and environmental services. Based on a general literature review and the lessons learned from detailed case studies in different regions of China, we explored the changing roles of bamboo, and its effects on local economies and farmers' livelihood strategies. As the country develops and new economic activities continue to appear, bamboo production has shifted from a superior income-generating opportunity that largely benefited the better-off to a less attractive option left for those who have no other choice. The nature of the work has also changed, from families working directly on their bamboo plots to an emphasis on hired labor, with prosperous bamboo owners devoting most of their time to more lucrative activities. A similar process can be observed in bamboo processing in counties where previous industrial structures hinged around raw material harvests, but which have now entered into other secondary and tertiary industry activities. At the same time, bamboo has attracted new opportunities as a source of cultural, aesthetic, and leisure-related activities, as well as some potentially important climatic, watershed, and biodiversity functions. We analyze the complementarity between goods and services provided by bamboo and discuss some research issues and future trends that may help in overcoming these conflicts. |
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