| Forest and Land Management in Imperial China 1994 Edition Contributor(s): Menzies, N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312102542 ISBN-13: 9780312102548 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: This book describes six examples of managed forests varying from the Imperial Hunting Enclosure in north-eastern China to intensively cultivated small-scale systems wehre timber was grown as a commercial product intercropped with other cash crops. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Trees - History | Asia - China - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 333.750 |
| LCCN: 93042662 |
| Series: Counterpoints |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.8" W x 8.88" (0.91 lbs) 175 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |