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DOI	10.3390/ijerph17030983
	Assessing the Effects of Desertification Control Projects from the Farmers' Perspective: A Case Study of Yanchi County, Northern China
	Wei, Xuan 1,2,3; Zhou, Lihua 2,3,4; Yang, Guojing 1; Wang, Ya 1; Chen, Yong 1
通讯作者	Zhou, Lihua
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
EISSN	1660-4601
出版年	2020
卷号	17 期号:3
英文摘要	Desertification has inflicted severe damage on the natural environment and social economy for decades, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions of northern China. In Yanchi County, a series of projects were implemented to combat desertification after 2000. To assess the effects of these Desertification Control Projects from the farmers' perspective, we divided Yanchi County into two regions (the northern and southern regions) according to their different environmental conditions. We collected data including basic family information, farmers' perceptions and attitudes, and farmers' suggestions, in a questionnaire investigation following the Participatory Rural Appraisal approach. Data analysis using the Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact test revealed that the Desertification Control Projects were generally successful, as the local environment and farmers' incomes were both improved. Farmers were all satisfied with the effects of the projects, but the farmers in the southern region had a higher acceptance of the projects than those in the northern region. In addition, three problems with the Desertification Control Projects were noted: the farmers had a low degree of participation in the projects, the farmer's low incomes affected the sustainability of the projects, and the implementation of the complete grazing ban had several adverse effects. We provided suggestions for solving these problems. Our findings have important implications for assessing the effects of environmental conservation projects, especially from a participant's perspective.
英文关键词	desertification control project assessment farmer participation Grazing Prohibition Project agro-pastoral ecotone China
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Peoples R China
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000517783300308
WOS关键词	BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ; GRASSLAND ; LAND ; ABANDONMENT ; EVOLUTION ; PROVINCE ; POLICIES ; IMPACT
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314768
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Sci, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China; 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Dev, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China; 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wei, Xuan,Zhou, Lihua,Yang, Guojing,et al. Assessing the Effects of Desertification Control Projects from the Farmers' Perspective: A Case Study of Yanchi County, Northern China[J],2020,17(3).
APA	Wei, Xuan,Zhou, Lihua,Yang, Guojing,Wang, Ya,&Chen, Yong.(2020).Assessing the Effects of Desertification Control Projects from the Farmers' Perspective: A Case Study of Yanchi County, Northern China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,17(3).
MLA	Wei, Xuan,et al."Assessing the Effects of Desertification Control Projects from the Farmers' Perspective: A Case Study of Yanchi County, Northern China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 17.3(2020).