Environmental policy and sustainable development in China : Hong Kong in global context / Paul G. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Paul G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--China.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development--China.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago : Policy Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on practices and theories of sustainability, Environmental policy and sustainable development in China explores the prospects for achieving environmentally benign economic and social development in China and beyond. Using the Chinese 'world city' of Hong Kong as a backdrop and case study, it introduces major conceptions of sustainability, describes historical and political contexts for environmental policymaking, and analyses key challenges related to sustainable development, including air pollution, water quality, waste, transport and climate change. The book will be a valuable and unique resource for students, teachers and readers interested in environmental policy, sustainable development and ecological governance, especially in China and Hong Kong. All of the author's royalties from sales of this book will be donated by Policy Press to Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) and WWF (Hong Kong).

Contents:

""ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA""; ""Other books by Paul G. Harris""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, figures and boxes""; ""Tables""; ""Figures""; ""Boxes""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Linking economic, social and environmental sustainability""; ""Outline of the book""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about sustainability""; ""Part One""; ""Conceptions of sustainable development""; ""2. Conceptualising sustainable development""; ""Introduction""; ""Sustainable development and the global ecological crisis""

""Justifications for sustainable development""""Defining sustainable development""; ""Sustainability and economic growth""; ""Poverty, affluence and sustainability""; ""Inequality, rights and sustainable development""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about sustainable development concepts""; ""3. Origins and critiques of sustainable development""; ""Introduction""; ""The limits-to-growth debate""; ""Critiques of classical economics""; ""North�South debates""; ""The World Commission on Environment and Development""; ""International summits""

""Critical perspectives on sustainable development""""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about origins and critiques of sustainable development""; ""4. Implementing sustainable development""; ""Introduction""; ""Approaches to implementing sustainable development""; ""Managing common and public goods""; ""The scale of environmental problems""; ""Scientific knowledge and the precautionary principle""; ""Measures for government regulation""; ""Market-based measures""; ""Self-regulation and voluntary initiatives""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about implementing sustainable development""

""Part Two""""Contexts for sustainable development in China�s world city""; ""5. Geography and population""; ""Introduction""; ""Location and climate""; ""Hong Kong�s natural landscape""; ""Hong Kong�s urban landscape""; ""Hong Kong�s population""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about geography and population""; ""6. History and development""; ""Introduction""; ""Early Hong Kong""; ""The colonisation of Hong Kong""; ""War and revolution""; ""Post-war development""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about history and development""

""7. Government institutions and policy priorities""""Introduction""; ""The structure of government""; ""The Legislative Council""; ""Beijing�s role and external affairs""; ""Policy priorities""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about government institutions and policy priorities""; ""8. Consumption and a city�s environmental footprint""; ""Introduction""; ""Consumption and the environment""; ""Ecological footprint""; ""Sustainable consumption""; ""Environmental attitudes""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix: Thinking about consumption and environmental footprints""; ""Part Three""

""Challenges of sustainable development""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781447308348

1447308344

9781447314226

1447314220

OCLC:

864849777