TY - BOOK ID - 8434546 TI - An integrated assessment of China's ecological restoration programs PY - 2009 SN - 9400791178 9048126541 9786612331077 1282331078 904812655X PB - Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Conservation of natural resources --China. KW - Restoration ecology --China. KW - Restoration ecology KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Ecology KW - Ecological restoration KW - Ecosystem restoration KW - Rehabilitation ecology KW - Restoration of ecosystems KW - Conservation of resources KW - Natural resources KW - Natural resources conservation KW - Resources conservation, Natural KW - Conservation KW - Life sciences. KW - Ecology. KW - Applied ecology. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Forestry. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Applied Ecology. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Life Sciences, general. KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental protection KW - Natural resources conservation areas KW - Endangered ecosystems. KW - Forests and forestry. KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Forest land KW - Forest lands KW - Forest planting KW - Forest production KW - Forest sciences KW - Forestation KW - Forested lands KW - Forestland KW - Forestlands KW - Forestry KW - Forestry industry KW - Forestry sciences KW - Land, Forest KW - Lands, Forest KW - Silviculture KW - Sylviculture KW - Woodlands KW - Woods (Forests) KW - Agriculture KW - Afforestation KW - Arboriculture KW - Logging KW - Timber KW - Tree crops KW - Trees KW - Threatened ecosystems KW - Biotic communities KW - Nature conservation 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 - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Environmental aspects KW - Ecology . KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8434546 AB - China has been undertaking unprecedented ecological restoration efforts to deal with its problems of soil erosion, flooding, dust storms, and habitat loss. While there have been studies of these efforts, questions remain concerning whether they have been effectively implemented, what their induced socioeconomic and ecological impacts are, and how their performance can be improved. Tackling these important questions in an integrated manner, "An Integrated Assessment of China’s Ecological Restoration Programs" is extraordinary for its broad coverage and methodological rigor. It provides a substantial improvement over the conventional approach of simply reporting projects undertaken and accepting uncritically the government assessment, and thus fills an important knowledge gap of the restoration efforts being implemented upon a variety of ecosystems in China. Not only is this volume interesting and informative in conveying a general sense of ecological improvements, but it provides useful analytical methods and innovative research advances in assessing the effectiveness and impacts of similar programs and policies. ER -