Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Volume Overview -- China's Long Green March: Crises and Opportunities -- Part I Water Crisis -- Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Taihu Lake: Reflections on Pollution and Development -- Water Crisis in Chinese Cities in 2007 -- A Health Checkup on the Ecology of the Yangtze River -- Part II Climate Change -- The Impact of Climate Change on China -- Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in China in 2007 -- China and Climate Change from the Perspective of International Civil Society -- Climate Change and Chinese Youth's Attitudes towards Consumption -- Part III Urban Environment -- Green Olympics and Environmental Improvements in Beijing -- How Far is Beijing from Being an Eco-city? -- Progress in Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction -- Green Commuting and Public Participation -- Part IV Public Policy and Public Participation -- Progress and Problems in China's Construction of an Environmental Legal System -- Green Credit Policy in China -- Challenges for Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments -- Reflections on Environmental Mass Incidents in China -- Part V Appendix -- Appendix Annual Indexes: Environmental Trends -- Terminological Glossary -- Index.