Victor R. Squires

Re-formulating Land and Resource Management Policies: Devolving Decision-making Power to Local Communities in China and Mongolia

Victor R. Squires & Haiying Feng · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

This is a brief overview of the issues surrounding the concept and application of devolution of decision-making in the context of rural peoples in two Asian countries. The mechanics of devolution (the how, why and what) are discussed as well as the instruments of devolution. Thre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/41369

Investigation of Ecosystem Goods and Services Flows from Land: A Commentary on Experience from Watersheds in Iran

Ali Ariapour & Victor R. Squires · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2021

This paper is about the experience gained in field studies  in four provinces in semi-arid Iran. We focus on assessing the flow of ecological goods and services (EG&S) in uplands that are the watersheds. The paper is in three parts. Firstly, we describe the geography, demogra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2021/v27i530396

Integration of Rural and Urban Society in China and Implications for Urbanization, Infrastructure, Land and Labor in the New Era

Haiying Feng & Victor R. Squires · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2019

In many parts of China, rapid economic growth, socio-economic inequality, and environmental degradation (air, water, soil) are undermining social stability and sustainable urbanization. Rural-urban migration is the main factor contributing to urban population growth. Economic opp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v2i329634