Dissertation Research: Subjective Landscapes and Resource Management on the Grasslands of Inner Mongolia

本项目涉及哥伦比亚大学文化人类学专业的一名学生的毕业论文研究。这名学生将调查中国北部草原地区的人类开发。利用调查技术以及深入访谈和参与观察，在蒙古族牧民家庭的样本中，学生将调查人们对牧场管理和保护的概念。这项研究很重要，因为它将有助于我们了解世界上大片地区的土地退化过程。对农牧民家庭的概念和理解的深入了解可以帮助规划者设计方案来改善土地退化问题。该项目还通过培训学生在关键的资源保护领域和中国北部地区研究方面为美国的科学能力做出贡献。***

S9317716 Cohen This project involves the dissertation research of a student in cultural anthropology from Columbia University. The student will investigate human exploitation of a grasslands region of northern China. Using survey techniques as well as in-depth interviews and participant observation in a sample of Mongol herding households, the student will investigate the people's concepts of range management and conservation. This research is important because it will contribute to our understanding of the process of land degradation in a large area of the world. Advanced understanding of the concepts and understandings of peasant-herding families can help planners design programs to ameliorate the problem of land degradation. The project also contributes to the scientific capacity of the US by training a student in both the critical area of resource conservation and in area studies of northern China. ***