Understanding land use, livelihood and health transition of Tibetan nomads : case from Gangga Township, Dingri County, Tibetan Autonomous Region of China

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dc.contributor.authorJianchu, Xu
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Rita
dc.contributor.authorYong, Yang
dc.contributor.authorTashi, Nyima
dc.contributor.authorZhuoqing, Li
dc.contributor.authorJing, Fang
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-25T19:18:35Z
dc.date.available2010-08-25T19:18:35Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionDue to copyright restrictions, this item cannot be shareden
dc.description.abstractThe Tibetan Nomads in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China have undergone profound transitions in recent decades with important implications for conservation, livelihood and human health. The changes from traditional nomads to agro-pastoralists to permanent agriculture, a sedentary village life (known as ‘sendentarisation’) has been associated with a remarkable change in the dietary diversity and lifestyle with decline in space mobility, increase in food production and emergence of both infectious and chronic diseases. The overarching response of the government has been to emphasize on the infrastructure and technological solutions. The local adaptation strategy of Tibetan nomads through maintaining the balanced mobile herding, reindeer husbandry as well as off-farm labor and trade would cause both the environmental degradation as well as improving the well-being of the local people. Drawing on transdisciplinary approach a preliminary fieldwork in Gangga Township of Dingri County at the foothills of Mt. Everest, was conducted. A pertinent linkage between land use and human health, and spatial and temporal mismatch of livelihoods and healthcare services was identified in transition to sedentary village life. We suggest the emerging imperatives by using ecosystem approach to human health to help improve Tibetan livelihood in transition from nomads to sedentary life.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/44567
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTIBETAN NOMADSen
dc.subjectSEDENTARY LIFEen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTHen
dc.subjectTRANSITIONSen
dc.subjectHIMALAYAen
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGEen
dc.subjectLIFE STYLESen
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICESen
dc.titleUnderstanding land use, livelihood and health transition of Tibetan nomads : case from Gangga Township, Dingri County, Tibetan Autonomous Region of Chinaen
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idrc.docdelivhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/23251662_Understanding_Land_Use_Livelihoods_and_Health_Transitions_among_Tibetan_Nomads_A_Case_from_Gangga_Township_Dingri_County_Tibetan_Autonomous_Region_of_Chinaen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number103152
idrc.project.titleLand Use Transition and Human Health in the Eastern Himalayasen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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