China's environmental crisis : domestic and global political impacts and responses

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China's environmental crisis : domestic and global political impacts and responses

edited by Joel Jay Kassiola and Sujian Guo

(Environmental politics and theory)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

1st ed

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"The inspiration for this book arose at the 2007 Association of Chinese Political Science (ACPS) Annual Meeting held at San Francisco State University (SESU)."--P. [2]

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction : China's environmental crisis : a global crisis with Chinese characteristics : from Confucius to cell phones / Joel Jay Kassiola and Sujian Guo
  • Desertificaton in China : problems with policies and perceptions / Hong Jiang
  • Network public management and the challenge of biodiversity management in China / Sara R. Jordan
  • Changing climate? : China's new interest in global climate change negotiations / Wei Liang
  • Environmental degradation and food security policies in China / Jerry McBeath and Jennifer McBeath
  • State and society in China's environmental politics / Björn Alpermann
  • Responding to climate disaster : the cosmopolitan challenge to China / Paul G. Harris
  • Digital power : public participation in an environmental controversy / Yanmin Yu and Fanxu Zeng
  • Confucianizing modernity and "modernizing" Confucianism : environmentalism and the need for a Confucian positive argument for social change / Joel Jay Kassiola

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Description

This path-breaking collection covers the significance of China's extreme environmental challenges for both Chinese society and the world, how these challenges are impacting domestic Chinese society and its political institutions, and how these institutions are responding in their efforts to address the environmental problems.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: China's Environmental Crisis: A Global Crisis with Chinese Characteristics: From Confucius to Cell Phones
  • J.Jay Kassiola & S.Guo PART 1: CURRENT ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND PUBLIC POLITICS IN CHINA: DESERTIFICATION, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND FOOD SECURITY Desertificaton in China: Problems with Policies and Perceptions
  • H.Jiang Network Public Management and the Challenge of Biodiversity Management in China
  • S.R.Jordan Changing Climate? China's New Interest in Global Climate Change Negotiations
  • W.Liang Environmental Stressors and Food Security in China
  • J.McBeath & J.McBeath PART 2: THE FORMATION AND POLICY INFLUENCES OF ENGOS (ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS) IN CHINA State and Society in China's Environmental Politics
  • B.Alpermann Responding to Climate Disaster: The Cosmopolitan Challenge in China
  • P.G.Harris PART 3: ENVIRONMENTALLY-CAUSED SOCIAL CHANGE IN CHINA: NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AND TRADITIONAL CONFUCIAN VALUES UPDATED Digital Power: Public Participation in an Environmental Controversy
  • Y.Yu & F.Zeng Confucianizing Modernity and 'Modernizing' Confucianism: Environmentalism and the Need for a Confucian Positive Argument for Social Change
  • J.Jay Kassiola

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