Overview

With the annual publication of the China Environment Yearbook by Friends of Nature, China’s environmental situation is revealed through the eyes of civil society. In this fifth volume, key issues affecting China’s environment in the year 2009 are explored through five main themes: Public Policy, Litigation, Pollution and Health, Consumption, and Ecological Protection. The year 2009 began with the global financial crisis and ended with the frustration of the climate change conference in Copenhagen. In this context, issues surrounding citizens’ rights and the state’s responsibility are discussed by environmentalists, scholars, lawyers, and journalists. Other topics covered in the China Environment Yearbook, Volume 5 include green growth from the financial stimulus package, resource development in western regions, protests against waste incineration power plants, water consumption in Beijing, pollution related lawsuits, giant panda protection, and several alarming environmental and health related incidents, including toxic wastewater in Yancheng and elevated blood lead levels in children.

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Author:   Dongping Yang
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.646kg
ISBN:  

9789004183025

ISBN 10:   9004183027
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   23 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Highlights of 2009: The State's Responsibility and Citizen's Rights Li Dun PART I: PUBLIC POLICY 1. Green Growth Expectations from China's Financial Stimulus Package Zhang Ke 2. Call for a Low-Carbon Economy: NPC Motions and CPPCC Proposals in 2009 Chen Hongwei 3. Progress in Environmental Information Transparency IPE, NRDC 4. Regulations on Environmental Impact Assessment for Plans: Breakthroughs and Limitations Wang Shekun 5. China's Role in International Climate Negotiations Yu Jie PART II: LITIGATION 6. Public Interest Litigation against Illegal Construction of Two Hydropower Stations on the Jinsha River Xia Jun and Qie Jianrong 7. Environmental Public Interest Litigation: Seven Experimental Case Studies Lin Yanmei 8. Pollution Related Lawsuits Encounter Many Difficulties Zhang Jingjing 9. The Case of Yancheng Water Pollution: Problems in Judicature Feng Jia PART III: POLLUTION AND HEALTH 10. Alarming Environment and Health Incidents of 2009 Qie Jianrong 11. Environmental Crisis in Rapidly Developing Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi Yu Chen 12. Hidden Environmental Troubles of Resource Development in China's Western Regions Yang Yong 13. New Pollution in Rural Areas the 'Home Appliances to the Countryside' Program Cai Yongfei PART IV: CONSUMPTION 14. 2009: A Waste Crisis at a Crossroad Yang Changjiang 15. Promoting Sustainable Consumption Zheng Yisheng and Zhang Boju 16. Extravagant Water Consumption in Beijing's New Bathhouses Hu Kanping 17. Restricted Use of Plastic Shopping Bags: The Way Out Mao Da PART V: ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION 18. Organizational Transformations at Nature Reserves: An Analysis of Tourism Development in Jilin's Changbai Mountain Shen Xiaohui 19. Conservation Agreement: Incorporating Government-led and Community-based Initiatives Li Shengzhi, He Xin, Feng Jie, and Mao Chending 20. Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change Lv Zhi 21. Crafting a Successful Vision for Wild Giant Panda Protection Wang Hao, Sun Shan, Shen Ai, and Lv Zhi

Reviews

Like its predecessors in the China Environment Yearbook series, Volume 5 contains a wealth of information about China's environmental progress and challenges. The contributors are to be commended for sharing their knowledge about these important, and sometimes politically sensitive, environmental issues. Herman F. Huang, China Review International Vol. 18, No. 2, 2011

Author Information

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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