Impacts of ecological restoration programs on rural sustainable development in Guyuan,Western China
Rural sustainability faces multiple challenges due to different goal conflicts among social, economic and environmental demands. The Chinese Sloping land conversion program (SLCP) had the main goal of environmental restoration as a response to severe land degradation. The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of the SLCP against social, economic and environmental land use functions in the district of Guyuan. The following scenarios were developed: a first phase SLCP (SLCP-p1) scenario, a possible second phase SLCP (SLCP-p2) scenario and a counterfactual (no policy) scenario of business as usual. The Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment (FoPIA) was applied to conduct an expert-based impact assessment. Interviews with farmers and findings from related studies were used to reflect expert judgments about the scenario impacts. The SLCP impact results were varied for social functions and more homogenous for economic and environmental criteria. The work situation declined under all scenarios. The income generation and food security improved but still lagged behind national averages. Environmental functions decreased under the BAU scenario and have improved under both SLCP scenarios with corresponding higher impacts under the SLCPp2. Nevertheless, expert judgments appeared to be rather positive compared to findings from other studies and perceptions of local farmers. Stakeholder participation in sustainability impact assessment contributes to an enhanced understanding of regional policy effects and creates awareness of the concept of sustainability.
Sloping land conversion program (SLCP) Sustainability impact assessment (SIA) FoPIA Land use functions Stakeholder participation
Hannes J. K(o)nig Lin Zhen Katharina Helming Sandra Uthes Yang Li Yunjie Wei Li Fen Hubert Wiggering
Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF, Müncheberg, Germany;Potsdam University, In Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, China Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF, Müncheberg, Germany
国际会议
西安
英文
1158-1160
2010-10-11（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）