| Taking an afforestation and desertification pro ject as a case , this paper illustrates how to apply participatory socio-economic
assessment to analy ze socio-economic facto rs in project design .The methods include group discussion of interest line ag encies , village
reconnaissance , semi-structured interview s, resource mapping , seasonal calendar , participatory land use planning , and stakeholders'
w orkshop, etc .During the process, empowerment , discourses of different acto rs, and community capacity building shall be emphasized. |
