Assessment of Social Impacts of the 3-North Shelterbelt Forest System Program: A case Study in Hetian County
Development of the 3-north shelterbelt forest system is the first large-scale ecological forestry program in the history of forestry development in China. With continual socioeconomic changes in China, intrinsic problems of large-scale programs of public interests are emerging during the implementation. Therefore, all aspect assessment of actual impacts of the programs is a necessary precondition for improving decision-making. This study developed indicators for assessment of social impacts of the 3-north shelterbelt forests program based on the characteristics of the program, basic information was obtained through in-depth investigations. Taking Hetian County as an example, an assessment was conducted on impacts produced by the 3-north program in terms of ecological, social and economic benefits using combined quantitative and qualitative method. Several strategies were proposed for sustainable development of the 3-north program based on analyses of social factors that affect effectiveness and sustainability of the program.
3-north program Social impact Assessment Countermeasures
Zhi Ling Zhang Yongjie Li Nuyun Liu Junchang
College of Economic Management, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, P.R.China, Faculty of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, P.R.China, 100083 Department of Afforestation, State Forestry Administration, Beijing, P.R.China, 100714
国际会议
第六届管理学国际会议(Proceedings of ICM2007 the 6th International on Management)
武汉
英文
1762-1777
2007-08-03(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)