Sustainable Livelihood Strategies and Options: A Case Study of the Upper Minjiang River Basin, Sichuan Province, China - Softcover

Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad; Wei, Deng; Xue-Qian, Song

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659598240 ISBN 13: 9783659598241

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Livelihood strategies can be defined as increased well-being, reduced vulnerability, improved food security and more sustainable use of natural resources base. It largely depends on the availability of livelihood assets/capitals – natural, human, financial, physical, and social. Vulnerability context – shocks, trends and seasonality; and institutional and policy context are the other aspects of livelihood strategies. A sustainable livelihood is a situation, where all these aspects are controlled and they have great potential to future livelihood sustainability. In this monograph, we studied 'sustainable livelihood strategies and options in the Upper Minjiang River Basin, Sichuan Province, China'. The sustainable livelihood approach context was applied and livelihood assets/capitals of the three villages were assessed. This region is very rich in ecological services - land, water and air. Forest resources are abundant. If these natural resources are harnessed optimally, livelihood sustainability can be attended. This study is useful to all stakeholders - policy makers, academicians, researchers and farmers.

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About the Author:

Prof. Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, D. Litt, is working in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, Mizoram University (Central), India. Prof. Deng Wei is a Director in the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chengdu, China.Dr. Song Xue-Qian is working in the Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, China.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3659598240
• ISBN 13: 9783659598241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76