Forest and Land Management in Imperial China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312102548)

Although China is generally considered to have suffered continuous deforestation over most of its history, forests were protected or even planted and maintained for centuries in some places. This study identifies six such cases. It uses historical evidence to show that individuals and communities act to manage resources sustainably for a number of reasons including economic benefit, religious or symbolic purposes, and that sustainability of the management system depends on the form of control exerted over the resource.

Author: N. Menzies
ISBN-10: 0312102542
ISBN-13: 9780312102548
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/11/1994
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.80w x 0.69d