China's environmental challenges / / Judith Shapiro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154344703321
• Autore: Shapiro Judith
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, [England] ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-7456-9867-0
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Collana: China Today
• Disciplina: 333.70951
• Soggetti: Environmental management - China; Environmental management - China - History; Environmental policy - China - Citizen participation; Sustainable development - China; China Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Praise for the first edition; Title page; Copyright page; Map; Chronology; Preface; Acknowledgments and Note to the Second Edition; 1: Introduction: The Big Picture; Globalization; Governance; National Identity; Civil Society; Environmental Justice and the Displacement of Environmental Harm; Academic Disciplines and the Study of Environmental Challenges; Overview; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources; 2: Environmental Challenges: Drivers and Trends; Population Increase; Rise of the Middle Class; Globalization of Manufacturing; Land Use Changes: Urbanization, Industrialization, and Loss of FarmlandClimate Change; Recent Events and Environmental Conflicts; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources; 3: State-led Environmentalism: The View from Above; Government Structure; Policy and Law; Implementation Challenges; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources; 4: Sustainable Development and National Identity; Chinese Philosophical Traditions; Biodiversity and Animal Welfare; The Mao Years and Their Legacy; Debate about Chinese Culture; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources5: Public Participation and Civil Society: The View ; from Below; Operating Framework; Civil Society Strategies; Information Politics and Networking; A Special Role for Journalists and Filmmakers; Undercover Investigations and Naming and Shaming; Celebrity and CEO Activism; Transparency Politics; Supply Chain Analysis; Use of the Courts; Citizen Activists; Government-Organized NGOs (GONGOs); Role of International ENGOs; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources; 6: Environmental Justice and the Displacement of Environmental Harm; Environmental Justice in the Urban SettingEnvironmental Justice at the Urban-Rural Divide: Cancer Villages and other Disease Clusters; Environmental Justice between China's East and West; Environmental Justice: International Dimensions; Questions for Research and Discussion; Additional Resources; 7: Prospects for the Future; Final Thoughts; References; Index; End User License Agreement