Livelihood strategies in Shaxi, Southwest China: Conceptualizing mountain–valley interactions as a human–environment system
| Autor: | Huber, Franz K., Morlok, Michael, Weckerle, Caroline S., Seeland, Klaus |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Huber, Franz K |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
TJ807-830
2105 Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 580 Plants (Botany) TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Social sciences Education 3305 Geography Planning and Development 2308 Management Monitoring Policy and Law education ethnic minorities migrant labor natural resources village networks Yunnan jel:Q GE1-350 Environmental effects of industries and plants Ethnic minorities FOS: Social sciences jel:Q0 jel:Q2 jel:Q3 jel:Q5 Natural resources energy and environment Environmental sciences Village networks 10121 Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany jel:O13 ddc:333.7 ddc:300 Natural resources jel:Q56 Migrant labor |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 3204-3229 (2015) Sustainability Volume 7 Issue 3 Pages 3204-3229 Sustainability, 7 (3) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-109971 |
| Popis: | This paper investigates the socio-ecological differences and interactions between upland and lowland areas in Shaxi Valley, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. As an analytical tool we used an extended Human–Environment System Framework by focusing particularly on the dynamics and sustainability of livelihood strategies and mountain–valley interactions. Drawing from household surveys conducted in two mountain and two valley communities in 2005 and 2009, we show that the distinct income gap between mountain and valley households in 2005 ceased to exist in 2009. The main drivers for this development are the local tourist industry, persistent demand for forest resources, as well as local off-farm and seasonal migrant employment. Sustainability, 7 (3) ISSN:2071-1050 |
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