Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In recent years environmental organisations have begun to emerge in China, and in some cases have had remarkable success in affecting policies which would have had significant adverse impacts on the environment. This book, based on extensive original research, adopts a multi-disciplinary research approach to examine environmental activism in China, focusing on four cities. It analyses the nature, characteristics, strategies, organizational modes and influence of...
Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In recent years env...
China has forty major transboundary watercourses with neighbouring countries, and has frequently been accused of harming its downstream neighbours through its domestic water management policies, such as the construction of dams for hydropower. This book provides an understanding of water security in Asia by investigating how shared water resources affect China's relationships with neighbouring countries in South, East, Southeast and Central Asia.
It investigates China's policy responses to domestic water crises and examines China's international water policy as well as its strategy...
China has forty major transboundary watercourses with neighbouring countries, and has frequently been accused of harming its downstream neighbours ...