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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: China’s Environmental Crisis—A Global Crisis with Chinese Characteristics: From Confucius to Cell Phones
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Current Ecological Conditions and Public Policies in China: Desertification, Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Food Security
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The Formation and Policy Influences of ENGOs (Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations) in China
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Environmentally Caused Social Change in China: New Media Technologies and Traditional Confucian Values Updated
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
"The authors cover a wide span of issues ranging from the analysis of current ecological conditions (such as desertification, biodiversity, and food security, all closely interlinked to global climate change) to the role of environmental NGOs and social change caused by environmental issues and governance. Going beyond a pure scientific description of environmental issues, the book provides valuable insights in their possible reasons and ways out and shows the interdependencies of economic growth, environmental degradation, and their repercussions on the Chinese society. Economic welfare - Environmental Kuznets Curve-like - provides for an increase of environmental consciousness in the Chinese society which, for example, is reflected in an increasing number of environmental NGOs with growing influence dealing with issues such as local pollution, safety standards, biodiversity, desertification, and other issues. Broad environmental goals such as a green Chinese society and environmental sustainability (or the Chinese equivalent: a harmonious society) are getting higher on the political agenda on the central level and even locally. On the side, China on an international climate negotiation level is willing to take greater responsibilities. Confucian values or a Chinese way might be the only way out for China to cope with the local, regional, and even global environmental issues in an appropriate way which also can be understood by the Chinese society. In this book many deep thoughts on many urgent questions can be found. Containing important insights into China s most challenging environmental issues, this book is a must for environmental policy analysts." - Andreas Oberheitmann, International Director, Research Center for International Environmental Policy, Tsinghua University
Editors and Affiliations
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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, San Francisco State University, USA
Joel Jay Kassiola
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Department of Political Science, San Francisco State University, USA
Sujian Guo
About the editors
JOEL KASSIOLA Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at San Francisco State University, USA.
SUJIAN GUO Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of Centre for U.S.-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: China’s Environmental Crisis
Book Subtitle: Domestic and Global Political Impacts and Responses
Editors: Joel Jay Kassiola, Sujian Guo
Series Title: Environmental Politics and Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114364
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Joel Jay Kassiola and Sujian Guo 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10664-2Published: 26 November 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29026-0Published: 26 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11436-4Published: 08 November 2010
Series ISSN: 2731-670X
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6718
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 227
Topics: Environmental Politics, Asian Politics, Political Science, International Relations, International Political Economy