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Blue Skies over Beijing - Economic Growth and the Environment in China (Paperback)
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Blue Skies over Beijing - Economic Growth and the Environment in China (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 770
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How individuals and the government are changing life in China's
polluted cities Over the past thirty years, even as China's economy
has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its
urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial
output and coal consumption. The country is currently the world's
largest greenhouse-gas emitter and several of the most polluted
cities in the world are in China. Yet, millions of people continue
moving to its cities seeking opportunities. Blue Skies over Beijing
investigates the ways that China's urban development impacts local
and global environmental challenges. Focusing on day-to-day choices
made by the nation's citizens, families, and government, Matthew
Kahn and Siqi Zheng examine how Chinese urbanites are increasingly
demanding cleaner living conditions and consider where China might
be headed in terms of sustainable urban growth. Kahn and Zheng
delve into life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of
the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the
stresses of pollution. Urban parents in China have a strong desire
to protect their children from environmental risk, and calls for a
better quality of life from the rising middle class places pressure
on government officials to support greener policies. Using the
historical evolution of American cities as a comparison, the
authors predict that as China's economy moves away from heavy
manufacturing toward cleaner sectors, many of China's cities should
experience environmental progress in upcoming decades. Looking at
pressing economic and environmental issues in urban China, Blue
Skies over Beijing shows that a cleaner China will mean more social
stability for the nation and the world.
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