State of change : environmental governance and citizens' rights
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State of change : environmental governance and citizens' rights
(The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences yearbooks: environment, v. 5 . The China environment yearbook ; v. 5)
Brill , Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP), 2011
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  Iwate
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  Fukushima
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  Saitama
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  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
With the annual publication of the China Environment Yearbook by Friends of Nature, China's environmental situation is revealed through the eyes of civil society. In this fifth volume, key issues affecting China's environment in the year 2009 are explored through five main themes: Public Policy, Litigation, Pollution and Health, Consumption, and Ecological Protection.
The year 2009 began with the global financial crisis and ended with the frustration of the climate change conference in Copenhagen. In this context, issues surrounding citizens' rights and the state's responsibility are discussed by environmentalists, scholars, lawyers, and journalists. Other topics covered in the China Environment Yearbook, Volume 5 include green growth from the financial stimulus package, resource development in western regions, protests against waste incineration power plants, water consumption in Beijing, pollution related lawsuits, giant panda protection, and several alarming environmental and health related incidents, including toxic wastewater in Yancheng and elevated blood lead levels in children.
Table of Contents
Highlights of 2009: The State's Responsibility and Citizen's Rights Li Dun
PART I: PUBLIC POLICY
1. Green Growth Expectations from China's Financial Stimulus Package Zhang Ke
2. Call for a Low-Carbon Economy: NPC Motions and CPPCC Proposals in 2009 Chen Hongwei
3. Progress in Environmental Information Transparency IPE, NRDC
4. Regulations on Environmental Impact Assessment for Plans: Breakthroughs and Limitations Wang Shekun
5. China's Role in International Climate Negotiations Yu Jie
PART II: LITIGATION
6. Public Interest Litigation against Illegal Construction of Two Hydropower Stations on the Jinsha River Xia Jun and Qie Jianrong
7. Environmental Public Interest Litigation: Seven Experimental Case Studies Lin Yanmei
8. Pollution Related Lawsuits Encounter Many Difficulties Zhang Jingjing
9. The Case of Yancheng Water Pollution: Problems in Judicature Feng Jia
PART III: POLLUTION AND HEALTH
10. Alarming Environment and Health Incidents of 2009 Qie Jianrong
11. Environmental Crisis in Rapidly Developing Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi Yu Chen
12. Hidden Environmental Troubles of Resource Development in China's Western Regions Yang Yong
13. New Pollution in Rural Areas the 'Home Appliances to the Countryside' Program Cai Yongfei
PART IV: CONSUMPTION
14. 2009: A Waste Crisis at a Crossroad Yang Changjiang
15. Promoting Sustainable Consumption Zheng Yisheng and Zhang Boju
16. Extravagant Water Consumption in Beijing's New Bathhouses Hu Kanping
17. Restricted Use of Plastic Shopping Bags: The Way Out Mao Da
PART V: ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION
18. Organizational Transformations at Nature Reserves: An Analysis of Tourism Development in Jilin's Changbai Mountain Shen Xiaohui
19. Conservation Agreement: Incorporating Government-led and Community-based Initiatives Li Shengzhi, He Xin, Feng Jie, and Mao Chending
20. Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change Lv Zhi
21. Crafting a Successful Vision for Wild Giant Panda Protection Wang Hao, Sun Shan, Shen Ai, and Lv Zhi
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