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Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Environment (Hardcover)
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Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Environment (Hardcover)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
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The largest emitter of green-house gases since 2007 and top
polluter of the increasingly stressed Pacific Ocean, the People’s
Republic of China is both a major contributor to environmental
degradation and a leading contender to mitigate and stabilize
global environmental conditions. Reviewing the history of the PRC
from the periods of central economic planning (1953-1978) followed
by the single-minded pursuit of economic growth and mass
consumption beginning in 1978-1979 to the adoption of a more
balanced approach stressing environmental protection and
restoration beginning in the 1990s, Historical Dictionary of the
Chinese Environment documents both the enormous damage to the
country’s natural environment and the dramatic attempts by the
Chinese government and environmental non-government organizations
(ENGOs) at environmental amelioration and restoration. Historical
Dictionary of the Chinese Environment contains a chronology, an
introduction, appendixes and an extensive bibliography. The
dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on
environmental degradation including air and water pollution,
deforestation, desertification, and resource depletion while
efforts at amelioration and restoration include river and waterway
clean-ups, reforestation and desert control, restoration of
fisheries, creation of national nature reserves, along with energy
conservation and development of renewables such as solar and wind
power. This book is an excellent resource for students,
researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Chinese
Environment.
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