Essays about: "china thesis rural"
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1. Adapting to melting glaciers : how Western Himalayan societies frame climate change and adaptation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The glaciers of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas region flow into 10 major river basins and sustain nearly 2 billion people, with 250 million being directly dependent on them for freshwater sources while a further 1.65 billion rely on their outflows. READ MORE
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2. Living environments that promote rural-urban immigrants integration in Shanghai
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The floating population, also known as rural-urban immigrants, is a typical type of domestic migration appearing in the process of urbanization in contemporary China. Due to the policy restrictions, the Floating population is in a disadvantageous position and lacks social security. READ MORE
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3. Guarding crops against the ‘protected pest’ : interactions among farmers, monkeys, and conservation staffs in a nature reserve of Guangxi, China
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Human-wildlife conflict has become a global challenge. Crop damage by wildlife can cause significant economic loss and primates such as monkeys can cause particular problem to farmers. READ MORE
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4. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE
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5. Grassroots Governance in Urban China: Transition, Power Operation, and Findings from Beijing
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis reveals the process of the elimination of the danwei system and the establishment of the shequ system. How power operates in grassroots urban governance is asked in this thesis. By adopting a framework of power theory and data from the two-period fieldwork, this thesis has two findings. READ MORE