China's environmental challenges / / Judith Shapiro |
Autore | Shapiro Judith |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, [England] ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.70951 |
Collana | China Today |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental management - China
Environmental management - China - History Environmental policy - China - Citizen participation Sustainable development - China |
ISBN | 0-7456-9867-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154344703321 |
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Environmental NGOs in China : encouraging action and addressing public grievances : roundtable before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, February 7, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 36 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Non-governmental organizations - China
Environmental policy - China - Citizen participation Environmental protection - China - Citizen participation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Non-governmental organizations
Environmental policy Environmental protection Political science Nature Self-help |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Environmental NGOs in China |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689848703321 |
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