Towards a green economy . Volume 3 / / Manhong Mannie Liu, Mike Henry, Huang Haifeng ; translated by Barbara Cao [and five others]

• Autore: Liu Manhong Mannie
• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Honolulu, HI : , : Enrich Professional Pub., , [2014]; 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.794
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Environmental aspects - China; Environmental economics - China; Green movement - China; Sustainable development - China
• Altri autori: CaoBarbara HaifengHuang HenryMike
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Part V Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Case Studies""; ""5.1 Tsing Capital: Doing Well by Doing Good""; ""5.2 How Sinovel Establishes Itself in Wind Energy""; ""5.3 A Top Down Approach: Achievements of the Shandong Provincial Government in Promoting Energy Efficiency Policies""; ""5.4 China's Bioenergy Pioneer: Henan Tianguan Group""; ""5.5 A Chinese Dream for Generations: The Three Gorges Project""; ""5.6 Qingdao: The Development and Utilization of Ocean Energy"" ; ""5.7 New Approach to an Old District: A Remarkable Accomplishment by Shanghai Changing District""""5.8 Venture Capital: Let GEM Fly""; ""5.9 Linuo Power Group on Solar Energy""; ""5.10 Private Hydropower in Sanchuan""; ""5.11 The Solar City: Dezhou""; ""5.12 China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) Hainan's Biodiesel Project: Annual Output of 60,000Tons""; ""5.13 The Rise and Fall of Suntech""; ""5.14 Guangyuan: A Low Carbon City""; ""5.15 The Success of Rayspower""; ""5.16 Forestry Carbon Exchange Practices in China""; ""5.17 A Venture Capital Practice of Investing in Wind Energy"" ; ""5.18 Renewable Energy Development in Alberta""""5.19 An Energy Efficient Chinese Restaurant: Shunhe International Hotel""; ""5.20 The Development of Offshore Wind Power Projects by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)""; ""5.21 Improved Domestic Energy Use Methods""; ""5.22 The Difficulties Faced by Sany Group to Enter the Wind Power Market""; ""5.23 Renewable Energy in Nanyang City""; ""5.24 Huigu Agriculture District:Making Low Carbon a New Way Of Life""; ""5.25 Foreign Wind Power Companies in China""; ""Part VI The Future of China's Renewable Energy"" ; ""6.1 The General Principles of Economy: Categories of Goods and Services""""6.2 Taoism and Renewable Energy""
• Sommario/riassunto: 25 Unique and In-Depth Case Studies from Renewable Energy Experts Contributed by 78 Scholars and Experts on Sustainable Economy. Prefaced by Nobel Prize Winner Mohan Munasinghe, Renewable Energy in China: Towards a Green Economy presents a complete look at China's efforts to become a "green" nation. This three-volume series uses an overview of contemporary issues of sustainable development, as well as a set of 25 unique case studies (from leading companies and industry experts in China and the West), to highlight China's unique "green" role. The key concepts of sustainable development, including the rising use of solar and wind power, present complex challenges for China and shape the nation's geopolitical role. With a preface from renowned statesman Cheng Siwei and an introduction from Nobel Prize winner Mohan Munasinghe, Renewable Energy in China: Towards a Green Economy offers an authoritative review of all aspects of China's progress as a green economy including the nation's current efforts to promote a culture of sustainable development.
• Altri titoli varianti: Green economy
• Titolo autorizzato: Towards a green economy
• ISBN: 1-4619-5123-2; 1-62320-050-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825560103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II