The China environment yearbook (2005) Volume 1, Crisis and breakthrough of China's environment / edited by Liang Congjie and Yang Dongping.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liang, Congjie.

Yang, Dongping.

Series:

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences yearbooks. Environment ; v. 1.

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences yearbooks. Environment ; v. 1

Standardized Title:

Huanjing lüpi shu 2005 nian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--China.

Environmental protection.

Environmental policy--China.

Environmental policy.

Environmentalism--China.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China’s environmental problems and ecological crises are still considerable. Pollution and ecological deterioration are becoming worse, while the booming economy and rising population are adding to the pressure. Will the PRC be able to avoid the traditional route of industrialization and embark on the path of sustainable development? Friends of Nature is China’s first environmental NGO, and their first environmental yearbook deals with the year 2005, the year of the Songhua River toxic spill crisis, the bird flu attacks, but also of a number of governmental and local initiatives to begin to tackle the increasing pressure on the environment. Here are the voices of experts and witnesses from the PRC itself describing and commenting upon the environment and protection measures in China in 2005, from the public perspective.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1. “Environmental Impact Assessment”—A Storm Stirs in 2005 / Xiong Zhihong

2. Warnings and Lessons from the Songhua River Toxic Spill Crisis / Qie Jianrong

3. Hard-won Progress in Protecting Environmental Rights / Li Xingwang , Ning Chen and Liu Xin

4. “The Yuanmingyuan Park Lake Incident” and Its Impact on Public Awareness / Zhao Yongxin

5. Highly Controversial Hydropower Development in Western China / Xue Ye and Wang Yongchen

6. Avian Infl uenza Lands in China / Liang Hong

7. Memorandum Concerning the Asian Pulp and Paper Company Ltd (APP) Incident / Chang Li

8. Different Voices in the Debate on “Revering Nature” / Bao Hongmei and Liu Bing

9. Using Public Policy to Promote the Cradle-to-cradle Economy / Gui Zhiming

10. China’s Water Crisis / Li Lifeng and Zou Lan

11. The Shadow of Environmental Pollution in China / Zhang Kejia

12. Policy Options for China’s Sustainable Energy Development / Hu Min and Yang Fuqiang

13. Ecological Recovery: Believing in Nature / Jiang Gaoming

14. Land Resource Protection and Management in China / Bao Xiaobin

15. “Great Leap Forward”-style Rush to Urbanize Puts Environment in the Spotlight / Zhou Weifeng

16. A Fragile Balance: Observations on Protecting Biodiversity / Xue Dayuan and Xie Yan

17. Development of Environmental NGOs in China / Fu Tao

18. Diverse Approaches to Environmental Education by Chinese NGOs / Wang Peng

19. The 26 Degrees Campaign: Saving Energy / Qiao Liming and Wang Peng

20. Electric Vehicles and Autos with Small Engines: Should We Ban or Promote Them? / Wang Peng

21. The Obsession with Harvesting Cordycep Mushrooms in the Three Rivers Source Area / Zhu Huiying and Mu Jingliang

22. The Green Hanjiang River NGO Helps Resolve a Trans-boundary River Pollution Problem / Jin Fen

23. Safeguarding Environmental Rights: Activist Efforts by Residents of Beijing’s Baiwang Jiayuan Neighborhood / Zhang Jingjing and Liang Xiaoyan

24. Dongwu Banner County Paper Mill: Polluting and Violating Legal Rights / Chen Jiqun and Li Junhui

25. Jisha in Yunnan: Environmental and Cultural Protection in the Development of Tourism / Li Bo

26. Alxa SEE Association: A New Initiative by Entrepreneurs / Yang Peng

27. Countering the Incursion of Genetically Modifi ed Food in China / Lin Zhiguang and Wang Peng

28. Community-Based Sustainable Living: Cases in Beijing / Liao Xiaoyi

Postscript.

Notes:

Published in association with Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing, China.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

90-474-2015-2

OCLC:

833765514

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004156364.i-440 DOI