The book considers the challenge of poverty and deterioration of the ecological environment in China, particularly in rural areas. Examining key factors such as the overuse of natural resources and the loss of biodiversity in the face of an expanding population and rapidly developing economy. It focuses on examining the frameworks of rural households in poor mountainous areas in rural China, considering their livelihood choices and decision-making processes. It analyses the relationship between these households' livelihoods and their environment, notably farmers' attitudes and perceptions towards ecological conservation policies, and their use of forest resources. Cutting across the fields of population studies, sociology, economy and environment, this is an important read for scholars and students interested in how China is dealing with the challenges of natural resources exploitation, sustainable development and social welfare.

Based on field researches in various rural areas in China Provides insights on rural development, ecological protection and relevant policy-making Guides other developing countries facing the same challenges of poverty and environmental deterioration

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Jie Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Shuzhuo Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Gretchen C. Daily is Bing Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA. Marcus Feldman is Professor of Biological Sciences and director, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, USA.

Inhalt
Background and Framework.- Rural Livelihood: Theories and Applications.- Livelihood Choices and Multidimensional Poverty in Impoverished Mountainous Areas.- Classifying Forest Livelihoods in Poor Mountainous Regions based on Forest Resource Utilization.- The Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Ecological Compensation Policies.- An Empirical Study of the Impact of Ecological Compensation Policy on Rural Households in the Western Mountainous Regions.- The Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Household Welfare in the Western Mountainous Regions and Fairness Analysis.- Poverty Alleviation Through Population Resettlement and Rural Livelihoods.- Research on Small Watersheds Management and Rural Livelihood.- Future Studies on Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Sustainability.