Aging in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Jason L. Powell and Ian G. Cook, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26095 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PowellJason L. <1971->
CookIan G |
Collana | Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Asia
Older people - Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61728-131-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Aging in Asia : case studies -- pt. 2. Rethinking aging in Asia. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460010103321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
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Aging in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Jason L. Powell and Ian G. Cook, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26095 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PowellJason L. <1971->
CookIan G |
Collana | Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Asia
Older people - Asia |
ISBN | 1-61728-131-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Aging in Asia : case studies -- pt. 2. Rethinking aging in Asia. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785178003321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / Jason L. Powell and Ian G. Cook, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.26095 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PowellJason L. <1971->
CookIan G |
Collana | Aging issues, health and financial alternatives series |
Soggetto topico |
Aging - Asia
Older people - Asia |
ISBN | 1-61728-131-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Aging in Asia : case studies -- pt. 2. Rethinking aging in Asia. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820498703321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 | ||
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Green China : seeking ecological alternatives / / Geoffrey Murray and Ian G. Cook |
Autore | Murray Geoffrey <1942, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/00951 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CookIan G |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - China
Pollution - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-135-78780-8
0-203-22065-X 1-280-03179-4 0-203-29628-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Green China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1 China's environmental crisis: an overview; Progress at high cost; Consumerist contribution; Who should pay?; Sustainability theory; Legacy of Han grandeur; Achievements so far; Need for caution; 2 Ancient legacies; China's sorrow: the Yellow River and the river dragons; Han expansion: desertification and deforestation; Ecological balance; 3 Politics in command; Heavy industry; Four Pests Campaign; On Great Leaps and communes; Tree felling versus planting; 4 Market forces unleashed
Pragmatism rulesOvermining of communal capital; Township enterprises - rural driving force; Contribution of urban industries; Role of foreign investment; 5 Urban demographic and consumerist pressures; Growing urbanisation; Impact of the market economy; Enter the rural migrant; Population pressures; Consumerism and waste disposal worries; 6 The Sanxia dam; Justification: responding to threats; Critique: mega project dangers; Assessing the debates: alternative ways forward; 7 Moving the waters; Yellow River - continued source of sorrow; Water diversion; Not enough water; Competition for water What are the alternatives?Technical concerns; 8 Ecological tramplings; Atmospheric pollution; Better energy efficiency; Energy conservation; New and renewable energy; The threat of 'carmageddon'; Waste disposal; 9 Pollution on the periphery; Tibet: Land of Riches; Tibet: the Chinese case; Changing agricultural patterns; Tibet: the exiles' case; Prospects for reconciliation; Hong Kong struggles to clean up; Taiwan pays high price for growth; Analysis: common themes and contrasts; 10 Environmental policies; Environmental protection: government monopoly; The legal framework; Economic solutions Return of blue skiesInternational pilot projects; Individual initiatives; 11 Whither China? Alternative environmental futures; Rosy; Gloomy; Doomsday; Back to the future; Summing up; References; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450780003321 |
Murray Geoffrey <1942, >
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London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 | ||
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Green China : seeking ecological alternatives / / Geoffrey Murray and Ian G. Cook |
Autore | Murray Geoffrey <1942, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/00951 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CookIan G |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - China
Pollution - China |
ISBN |
1-905299-64-8
1-135-78779-4 1-135-78780-8 0-203-22065-X 1-280-03179-4 0-203-29628-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Green China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1 China's environmental crisis: an overview; Progress at high cost; Consumerist contribution; Who should pay?; Sustainability theory; Legacy of Han grandeur; Achievements so far; Need for caution; 2 Ancient legacies; China's sorrow: the Yellow River and the river dragons; Han expansion: desertification and deforestation; Ecological balance; 3 Politics in command; Heavy industry; Four Pests Campaign; On Great Leaps and communes; Tree felling versus planting; 4 Market forces unleashed
Pragmatism rulesOvermining of communal capital; Township enterprises - rural driving force; Contribution of urban industries; Role of foreign investment; 5 Urban demographic and consumerist pressures; Growing urbanisation; Impact of the market economy; Enter the rural migrant; Population pressures; Consumerism and waste disposal worries; 6 The Sanxia dam; Justification: responding to threats; Critique: mega project dangers; Assessing the debates: alternative ways forward; 7 Moving the waters; Yellow River - continued source of sorrow; Water diversion; Not enough water; Competition for water What are the alternatives?Technical concerns; 8 Ecological tramplings; Atmospheric pollution; Better energy efficiency; Energy conservation; New and renewable energy; The threat of 'carmageddon'; Waste disposal; 9 Pollution on the periphery; Tibet: Land of Riches; Tibet: the Chinese case; Changing agricultural patterns; Tibet: the exiles' case; Prospects for reconciliation; Hong Kong struggles to clean up; Taiwan pays high price for growth; Analysis: common themes and contrasts; 10 Environmental policies; Environmental protection: government monopoly; The legal framework; Economic solutions Return of blue skiesInternational pilot projects; Individual initiatives; 11 Whither China? Alternative environmental futures; Rosy; Gloomy; Doomsday; Back to the future; Summing up; References; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783854103321 |
Murray Geoffrey <1942, >
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London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Green China : seeking ecological alternatives / / Geoffrey Murray and Ian G. Cook |
Autore | Murray Geoffrey <1942, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.7/00951 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CookIan G |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - China
Pollution - China |
ISBN |
1-905299-64-8
1-135-78779-4 1-135-78780-8 0-203-22065-X 1-280-03179-4 0-203-29628-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Green China; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1 China's environmental crisis: an overview; Progress at high cost; Consumerist contribution; Who should pay?; Sustainability theory; Legacy of Han grandeur; Achievements so far; Need for caution; 2 Ancient legacies; China's sorrow: the Yellow River and the river dragons; Han expansion: desertification and deforestation; Ecological balance; 3 Politics in command; Heavy industry; Four Pests Campaign; On Great Leaps and communes; Tree felling versus planting; 4 Market forces unleashed
Pragmatism rulesOvermining of communal capital; Township enterprises - rural driving force; Contribution of urban industries; Role of foreign investment; 5 Urban demographic and consumerist pressures; Growing urbanisation; Impact of the market economy; Enter the rural migrant; Population pressures; Consumerism and waste disposal worries; 6 The Sanxia dam; Justification: responding to threats; Critique: mega project dangers; Assessing the debates: alternative ways forward; 7 Moving the waters; Yellow River - continued source of sorrow; Water diversion; Not enough water; Competition for water What are the alternatives?Technical concerns; 8 Ecological tramplings; Atmospheric pollution; Better energy efficiency; Energy conservation; New and renewable energy; The threat of 'carmageddon'; Waste disposal; 9 Pollution on the periphery; Tibet: Land of Riches; Tibet: the Chinese case; Changing agricultural patterns; Tibet: the exiles' case; Prospects for reconciliation; Hong Kong struggles to clean up; Taiwan pays high price for growth; Analysis: common themes and contrasts; 10 Environmental policies; Environmental protection: government monopoly; The legal framework; Economic solutions Return of blue skiesInternational pilot projects; Individual initiatives; 11 Whither China? Alternative environmental futures; Rosy; Gloomy; Doomsday; Back to the future; Summing up; References; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821744903321 |
Murray Geoffrey <1942, >
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London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2002 | ||
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