Observations conducted on the rangelands on the eastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (found in He'nan County and Zeku County … in southeast Qinghai) indicate that the following conditions result in heavy snowfall and snow disasters. The first …

Based on field surveys1 conducted in the rural Tibetan-inhabited regions of Gansu, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces, this … chapter has found that radio and television (TV) — compared to other forms of media — currently play an indispensable role in … promoting Party and state policies, influencing public opinion among farmers and herdsmen, expanding the channels they can use …

of farmers and herdsmen participating in market activities. Moreover, examples of their participation can be found from a …, allowing Tibetan farmers and herdsmen to trade more extensively. However, due to the small size of the local market, all … products sold by farmers and herdsmen are at the bottom of the industrial chain and thus, are susceptible to large price …

Having conducted field research on the ecological resettlement of Tibetan villages in Qinghai, this chapter found that …

The Tibetan pastoral area in southern Qinghai is often subjected to snow disasters which can severely damage the income …

farmers and herders, who are adapting their conventional rational behavior to a market environment. They are making the most … the capacity of pasture lands, a rising cost of living and increased competition in migrant work, farmers and herders have …

compulsory education” (two basics). In Diqing Prefecture found in the Yunnan Province and Yushu and Guoluo Prefectures in Qinghai … Tibetan regions of Yunnan and Qinghai, there are great differences in the attitude of local residents towards sending their …

. However, women living in pastoral areas in Yushu and Guoluo (the two Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures in Qinghai Province) do …