Social impact assessment of the natural forest protection program on forest dependent communities and households in Western China [Elektronische Ressource] : case studies in Gansu Province and Chongqing Municipality / submitted by Yi Wang

Fakultät Forst-, Geo- und Hydrowissenschaften Social Impact Assessment of the Natural Forest Protection Program on the forest-dependent communities and households in Western China - Case studies in Gansu Province and Chongqing Municipality A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for award of the degree: Doctor rerum silvaticarum (Dr. rer. silv.) to the Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences Technische Universitä t Dresden/ Germany submitted by Yi Wang (M.Sc. forest. trop.) Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. silv. Jü rgen Pretzsch, Technische Universitä t Dresden, Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products, Germany Prof. Dr. Li Zhiyong, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, China Dresden, October 2010 i Erklä rung des Promovenden Die Übereinstimmung dieses Examplars mit dem Original der Dissertation „Social Impact Assessment of the Natural Forest Protection Program on the forest-dependent communities and households in Western China - Case studies in Gansu Province and Chongqing Municipality― wird hiermit bestä tigt. Wang, Yi Dresden, 25.10.2010 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This doctoral thesis was very much a joint effort with many people contributing their time, skill and knowledge. I would like to express gratitude to the institutions and people who have made this research possible.