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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 22, 2015 - Issue 2: Sustainable management and protection of ecosystems with high conservation values in Shangri-La County, Yunnan Province, China
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Regional-scale analysis on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in sustainable development of Shangri-La County

Mengting DongState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Di WuInstitute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
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Xiao FuState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hongbing DengState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Gang WuState Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 171-177 | Received 15 Mar 2014, Accepted 25 Jun 2014, Published online: 01 Aug 2014

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