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Blue skies over Wuhan : the evolution of environmental protection policy in Hubei, 1970s-80s / Yun Liu.
Van Pelt - New Book Display GE190.C6 L58 2025
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liu, Yun (Associate professor), author.
- Series:
- Contemporary Chinese studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental policy--China--Hubei Sheng--History--20th century.
- Environmental policy.
- Environmental policy--China--Wuhan Shi--History--20th century.
- Environmental protection--China--Hubei Sheng--History--20th century.
- Environmental protection.
- Environmental protection--China--Wuhan Shi--History--20th century.
- Environmental economics--China--Hubei Sheng--History--20th century.
- Environmental economics.
- Environmental economics--China--Wuhan Shi--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : UBC Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "China is one of the world's largest industrial polluters, and balancing the environmental concerns of citizens, the demands of industry, and the interests of the nation is a complex challenge. Blue Skies over Wuhan uses Hubei Province - particularly its sprawling industrial capital, Wuhan City - as a case study of growing environmental awareness in China in the 1970s and '80s. Yun Liu painstakingly sifts through a wealth of incident records to explore the evolution of environmental protection policy. Reports document repeated sectoral conflicts in this early system of crisis management, when measures to contain industrial emissions largely failed because of inadequate policy implementation. Nonetheless, the attention that Blue Skies over Wuhan gives to newly uncovered evidence reveals a symbiotic relationship between communities and state actors that shaped the trajectory of environmental governance, from an agenda dominated by economic growth priorities to a more mature, state-led approach."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Liu, Yun (Associate professor) Blue skies over Wuhan.
- ISBN:
- 9780774870818
- 0774870818
- OCLC:
- 1456756356
- Publisher Number:
- 90102448990
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