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Greening western China

A critical view

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ID8946262
AuthorsE T Yeh (0000-0002-4401-2404, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume40
Issue5
Pages884-894
Publication date2009-08-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.06.004
OpenAlexW2156746685
LanguageEN
Citations received109
References cited67

China · Ecological modernization · Economic growth · Economics · Ecotone · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Modernization theory · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Premise · Sociology · Sustainability · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Ecology · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

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