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The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 3 : Crises and Opportunities.
Title:
The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 3 : Crises and Opportunities.
Author:
Yang, Dongping.
ISBN:
9789047426950
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (305 pages)
Series:
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Yearbooks: Environment ; v.3

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Yearbooks: Environment
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
The research and analysis contained in the volume depicts the broader patterns of an emerging environmental politics in China - a more assertive and restive citizenry in environmental affairs, the rise of interest groups, and international influences on domestic policy debates. The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 3 is an indispensable source for scholars and policy makers concerned about how China's environmental policies and practices will affect its own future and the future of the earth.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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