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Chinaâs huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. They affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In this trailblazing book, noted China specialist and environmentalist Judith Shapiro investigates Chinaâs struggle to achieve sustainable development against a backdrop of acute rural poverty and soaring middle class consumption. Using five core analytical concepts to explore the complexities of this struggle - the implications of globalization, the challenges of governance; contested national identity, the evolution of civil society and problems of environmental justice and equity - Shapiro poses a number of pressing questions: Do the Chinese people have the right to the higher living standards enjoyed in the developed world? Are China's environmental problems so severe that they may shake the government's stability, legitimacy and control? To what extent are Chinaâs environmental problems due to patterns of Western consumption? And in a world of increasing limits on resources and pollution "sinks," is it even possible to build an equitable system in which people enjoy equal access to resources without taking them from successive generations, from the poor, or from other species? China and the planet are at a pivotal moment; the path towards a more sustainable development model is still open. But - as Shapiro persuasively argues - making this choice will require humility, creativity, and a rejection of business as usual. The window of opportunity will not be open much longer. Chapter 1 - 'The Big Picture' - is available online.
Hardcover:
9780745698632 | 2 edition (Polity Pr, February 8, 2016), cover price $69.95
9780745660905 | Polity Pr, June 26, 2012, cover price $69.95 | About this edition: Chinaâs huge environmental challenges are significant for us all.
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9780745698649 | 2 edition (Polity Pr, December 21, 2015), cover price $22.95
9780745660912 | Polity Pr, June 19, 2012, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: China’s huge environmental challenges are significant for us all.
Product Description: China is an integral actor in any movement that will stabilize the global climate at conditions suited to sustainable development for its own population and for people living around the world. Assessments of Chinaâs climatic-system consequences, impact, and responsibilities need to take into account the strengths, weaknesses, and potential of subnational governments, non-governmental organizations, transnational non-state connections, and the urban populace in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions...read more
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9781138942080 | Routledge, December 10, 2015, cover price $145.00 | About this edition: China is an integral actor in any movement that will stabilize the global climate at conditions suited to sustainable development for its own population and for people living around the world.
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9781138942097 | Routledge, December 11, 2015, cover price $52.95 | About this edition: China is an integral actor in any movement that will stabilize the global climate at conditions suited to sustainable development for its own population and for people living around the world.
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