Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 1

Urban Challenges, Public Participation, and Natural Disasters

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Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment (formerly The China Environment Yearbook), Volume 1, was written and produced by China’s first environmental non-profit organization, Friends of Nature. This edition of the book combines two years of reports on China's environment from the view of civil society. With a special focus on natural and unnatural disasters, the book also covers the themes of pollution and ecological protection, urban environmental issues and livability, sustainable consumption, policy and governance, civil society and public participation, and China and the world in an environmental perspective.

In this volume, readers are brought up to date on the main environmental issues and events of 2010 and 2011. Beginning in 2010, debris flows, landslides, and droughts brought about considerable debate on the human factors involved in “natural disasters” and on China’s urban growth mode. The concept of urban livability is discussed within the backdrop of the waste and water crises. Several environmental incidents, including the Bohai Bay oil spill and the chromium slag pollution incident in Qujing, are also explored within the book. Meanwhile, increased public participation and environmental information transparency give reason for hope. Other articles include research and analysis on China’s investments in Africa, its struggling environmental courts, public interest litigation, the controversial Xiaonanhai dam and others on the Mekong River, green supply chains, and the PM2.5 debate.

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Preliminary Material
著者: Yang Dongping and Friends of Nature
页码: i–xxi
Introduction
著者: Judith Shapiro
页码: 1–6
2. Severe Geological Disasters during the 2010 Rainy Season
著者: Fan Xiao
页码: 49–58
7. The Environmental Degradation of the Yellow River
著者: Wang Jian
页码: 109–122
10. Livability: A New Way of Thinking about Urbanization in China
著者: Li Bo
页码: 147–158
12. The Waste Crisis: Seeking a New Direction in the Dilemma
著者: Yang Changjiang
页码: 175–188
13. 2010: A Restless Year for Environmental Policies on Packaging
著者: Mao Da and Yang Weihe
页码: 189–197
15. How Can Cities Be Free From Urban Flooding?
著者: Yan Weiqi
页码: 209–218
17. A New Round of Luxury Water Consumption: Artificial Snow Parks
著者: Hu Kanping
页码: 235–246
18. Golf Courses in Beijing and Ostentatious Water Use
著者: Hu Kanping
页码: 247–259
20. Garbage Problems and Solutions in Rural China
著者: Lü Zhongmei
页码: 271–284
22. Why Didn’t the MEP Sue the Zijin Mining Group?
著者: Qie Jianrong
页码: 295–303
30. Concerns for the Lancang-Mekong Lifeline
著者: Yu Yin
页码: 391–401
Annual Indexes: 2010 & 2011 Environmental Trends
著者: Yang Dongping and Friends of Nature
页码: 403–430
Terminological Glossary
著者: Yang Dongping and Friends of Nature
页码: 431–433
Index Terms
著者: Yang Dongping and Friends of Nature
页码: 435–452
Yang Dongping is president of Friends of Nature and professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology.

Friends of Nature was the first environmental non-governmental organization in the People’s Republic of China, established in 1994 by Liang Congjie, Yang Dongping, Liang Xiaoyan and Wang Lixiong. The organization has more than 3000 active members and has been recipient fifteen prestigious national and international awards.
All those interested in developments in China's environment and environmental policy. Also an excellent primary source for analysis of the political climate for NGOs and public intellectual and policy discourse in China.
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