The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 3: Crises and Opportunities

Author:   Dongping Yang ,  Dongping Yang
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   3
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Pages:   284
Publication Date:   17 June 2009
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Author:   Dongping Yang ,  Dongping Yang
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.674kg
ISBN:  

9789004173491


ISBN 10:   9004173498
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   17 June 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Introduction Guobin Yang VOLUME OVERVIEW China’s Long Green March: Crises and Opportunities Hu Kanping and Yang Dongping PART ONE: WATER CRISIS Blue-green Algae Bloom in Taihu Lake: Reflections on Pollution and Development Zhang Ke Water Crisis in Chinese Cities in 2007 Jiang Minzhuo A Health Checkup on the Ecology of the Yangtze River Wang Yongchen PART TWO: CLIMATE CHANGE The Impact of Climate Change on China Liu Haiying Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in China in 2007 Huang Lei China and Climate Change from the Perspective of International Civil Society Fu Tao Climate Change and Chinese Youth’s Attitudes towards Consumption Zhang Kejia PART THREE: URBAN ENVIRONMENT Green Olympics and Environmental Improvements in Beijing Li Jiao How Far is Beijing from Being an Eco-city? Feng Yongfeng Progress in Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction Zhao Wengeng Green Commuting and Public Participation Kang Xue PART FOUR: PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Progress and Problems in China’s Construction of an Environmental Legal System Xu Kezhu, Song Wanzhong and Zhu Fen Green Credit Policy in China Yu Xiaogang Challenges for Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments Qie Jianrong Reflections on Environmentally Related Mass Events in China Tong Zhifeng PART FIVE: APPENDIX Annual Indexes: Environmental Trends Terminological Translation Index Terminological Glossary Index

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"""...The research and analysis contained in this volume depicts the broader patterns of 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. This is an indispensable source for scholars and policymakers concerned about how China’s environmental policies and practices will affect its own future and the future of the earth."" Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment ""Each volume in the China Environment Yearbook series provides extensive data and many case studies to inform Western readers of China's environmental challenges and how they are being addressed. Like its predecessors, this volume's broad selection of topics and nontechnical approach will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers, and anyone else interested in China's environmental affairs."" Herman F. Huang, China Review International Vol. 16, No. 4, 2009"


...The research and analysis contained in this volume depicts the broader patterns of 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. This is an indispensable source for scholars and policymakers concerned about how China's environmental policies and practices will affect its own future and the future of the earth. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment Each volume in the China Environment Yearbook series provides extensive data and many case studies to inform Western readers of China's environmental challenges and how they are being addressed. Like its predecessors, this volume's broad selection of topics and nontechnical approach will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers, and anyone else interested in China's environmental affairs. Herman F. Huang, China Review International Vol. 16, No. 4, 2009


...The research and analysis contained in this volume depicts the broader patterns of 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. This is an indispensable source for scholars and policymakers concerned about how China's environmental policies and practices will affect its own future and the future of the earth. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment Each volume in the China Environment Yearbook series provides extensive data and many case studies to inform Western readers of China's environmental challenges and how they are being addressed. Like its predecessors, this volume's broad selection of topics and nontechnical approach will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers, and anyone else interested in China's environmental affairs. Herman F. Huang, China Review International Vol. 16, No. 4, 2009


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Yang Dongping is co-founder and vice president of Friends of Nature and professor of education at the Beijing Institute of Technology. Friends of Nature was the first environmental non-governmental organization in the People’s Republic of China, established in 1994 by Liang Congjie, Yang Dongping, Liang Xiaoyan and Wang Lixiong. The organization has more than 3000 active members and has been recipient fifteen prestigious national and international awards.

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