A Study Based On The Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project To Examine The Challenges Of Environmental Modernization In China

Abstract

The LPP is the subject of a case study in this thesis. This research attempts to provide light on China's ecological modernization narrative in order to better comprehend China's sustainable development story. This qualitative study, which took place in the autonomous territory of Inner Mongolia in a rural area near the city of Ordos, used information gathered from regional organizations, individual farmers, and project staff. Taking a closer look at the project, this study examines the strategies for planning and carrying out the work that produced these results, as well as the project's long-term implications for nearby farmers and their surrounding areas. Using institutional operations and planning, three primary interventions were found: land tenure contracts, integrated watershed planning, and grazing management. These were carried out via the LPP in order to ensure the project's success and the long-term prosperity of the communities. The project's policies were significantly impacted by World Bank policies. The World Bank's "participatory approach" deviated from legal requirements in actuality. Concerns over women's inequality and lack of empowerment were prevalent in rural areas. The Chinese understanding and execution of western concepts and practices within their development framework may also be at fault, as may the political character of involvement and the obstacles it creates to real bottom-up growth. The argument goes that the LPP is a prime example of the basic contradictions in China's discourse and practice of ecological modernization.