China's Past, China's Future

ISBN-13: 9780415314992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 256 str.

Vaclav Smil; Smil Vaclav

Opis

China has a population of 1.3 billion people which puts strain on her natural resources. This volume, by one of the leading scholars on the earth's biosphere, is the result of a lifetime of study, and provides the fullest account yet of the environmental challenges that China faces. The author examines China's energy resources, their uses, impacts and prospects, from the 1970s oil crisis to the present day, before analysing the key question of how China can best produce enough food to feed its enormous population.

Spis treści

1. China's Biophysical Foundations  2. Energy  3. Food  4. Environment  5. Looking Ahead by Looking Back

O autorze

Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Manitoba, Canada. He is widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the biosphere and China's environment. He is the author of many books including The Earth's Biosphere, Enriching the Earth, Feeding the World and China's Environment.