TY - BOOK ID - 4863245 TI - Transforming Rural Communities in China and Beyond : Community Entrepreneurship and Enterprises, Infrastructure Development and Investment Modes AU - Zhu, Ying. AU - Lan, Hong. AU - Ness, David A. AU - Xing, Ke. AU - Schneider, Kris. AU - Lee, Seung-Hee. AU - Ge, Jing. PY - 2015 SN - 9783319113197 3319113186 9783319113180 3319113194 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Economics/Management Science. KW - Business Strategy/Leadership. KW - Entrepreneurship. KW - Environmental Economics. KW - Innovation/Technology Management. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Engineering, general. KW - Economics. KW - Engineering. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Environmental economics. KW - Economie politique KW - Ingénierie KW - Développement durable KW - Economie de l'environnement KW - Entrepreneuriat KW - Management KW - Business & Economics KW - Management Theory KW - Rural development KW - Business. KW - Leadership. KW - Management. KW - Industrial management. KW - Business and Management. KW - Economics KW - Environmental quality KW - Construction KW - Industrial arts KW - Technology KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Administration KW - Industrial relations KW - Organization KW - Entrepreneur KW - Intrapreneur KW - Capitalism KW - Business incubators KW - Ability KW - Command of troops KW - Followership KW - Environmental aspects KW - Economic aspects KW - Business administration KW - Business enterprises KW - Business management KW - Corporate management KW - Corporations KW - Industrial administration KW - Management, Industrial KW - Rationalization of industry KW - Scientific management KW - Business KW - Industrial organization UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4863245 AB - This book represents one of the first attempts by a multidisciplinary research team, encompassing the social sciences, business, architecture and planning, engineering, and finance and economics, to help rural communities discover sustainable and self-reliant paths to development and transformation. The opening chapter outlines the background of the research, its importance in the context of China and other countries, the rationale for choosing the case study communities in rural China, and the composition of the research team. Chapter 2 explores key issues in the role of social entrepreneurship and leadership in rural community development. Chapter 3 analyses a green platform for a pilot transaction of China forest carbon sinks led by the Huadong Forestry Exchange. The fourth chapter examines carbon trade, forestry land rights, and the livelihoods of farmers in rural Chinese communities. Chapter 5 explores alternative energy development in rural Chinese communities, where the poor are often disproportionately dependent on fuel wood and solid biomass, causing environmental degradation, reduced productivity and the decline of income generating opportunities. Chapter 6 examines and tests the proposition that stronger communities will result from ‘connected up’, holistic, synergistic and inclusive planning of services and supporting infrastructure. Chapter 7 analyzes information and communications technology (ICT) based service innovations for supporting rural community enterprises. Chapter 8 highlights key elements of stronger rural communities, drawing together the themes and proposals of preceding chapters and constructing an integrated model. The authors demonstrate that interconnected community enterprises based on clean forest products, forest carbon and ecotourism can be underpinned by local infrastructure enterprises such as renewable energy, water, waste management, ICT and transport, and financial mechanisms like carbon finance, all involving skills development, leadership and social entrepreneurship coupled with corporate and investment partnerships. Such interconnected approaches are expected to generate increased employment and prosperity, improve social livelihoods, and benefit the environment. ER -