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This volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of Environmental Security in China, which features contributions from top researchers from Chinese universities, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The ten articles following the introduction cover a range of environmental issues in four large categories with significant security implications: pollution, ecosystem deterioration, food and energy supply. In addition to long-standing environmental problems such as air, water and soil pollution, and grassland degradation, genetically modified (GM) foods, climate change and China’s energy dependence, which have taken on increasing urgency in recent years, are also discussed. Each chapter includes conceptual clarifications, historical overview, empirical analysis, case studies, international comparisons, and policy recommendations.

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Author:   Xiao Zhang
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   10
Weight:   0.622kg
ISBN:  

9789004436268

ISBN 10:   900443626
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   24 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction: Environmental Security is Fundamental to the Sustainable Development of Human Society  Zhang Xiao Part 1: Environmental Security 1 Water Security in China  Zhang Xiao 2 A Security Analysis of China’s Soil  Zheng Yuxin 3 A Security Analysis of Sludge Treatment in China  Wang Shiwen Part 2: Grassland Ecological Security 4 A Key Indicator of the Ecological Security of Grasslands: Overgrazing in Inner Mongolia  Dalintai and Zheng Yisheng 5 A Sustainability Assessment of the Dynamic Changes in the Use of China’s Grassland Resources  Yin Xiaoqing Part 3: Food Security 6 From Food Security to Biological Warfare: the Weaponization Potentials of GM Agricultural Products  Gu Xiulin 7 The Environmental and Food Security Implications of Pesticide Production and Use in China  Li Yuhong Part 4: Security Issues from the Point of View of Survival and Development 8 Adapting to the Prospect of a Radical Transformation of the Model of Human Survival: on the Challenges of Global Climate Change  Zheng Yisheng 9 Establishing Resource and Environmental Security by Means of Green Development  Zhang Youguo 10 The Environmental and Social Costs of China’s Quest for Energy  Zhang Yulin Index

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ZHANG Xiao is a researcher from the Center for Environment and Development Research, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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