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Taiwan's environmental struggle : toward a green silicon island / Jack F. Williams & Ch'ang-yi David Chang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, J. F.
- Series:
- Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
- Routledge Contemporary Asia Series ; v.5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental policy--Taiwan.
- Environmental policy.
- Sustainable development--Taiwan.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book examines the causes of Taiwan's environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances with a view to what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 A crowded island: Taiwan's environmental setting; 2 The perils of development: Taiwan's environmental problems and their causes; 3 Back from the brink: Resolving Taiwan's environmental problems; 4 Whose land is it?: Land use issues; 5 Reflections: Toward a green silicon island; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-06283-4
- 1-281-25962-4
- 9786611259624
- 0-203-92892-X
- 9780203928929
- OCLC:
- 476130039
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