Historical dictionary of the Chinese environment
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Historical dictionary of the Chinese environment
（Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East）
Rowman & Littlefield, c2019
Available at / 6 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-337)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Editor’s Foreword by Jon Woronoff
Preface
Reader’s Note
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Maps
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Glossary
Appendix A: Chinese and Foreign Environmental Activists
Appendix B: Chinese and Multinational Environmental Companies
Appendix C: Environmental Laws and Regulations
Appendix D: Environmental Non-Government Organizations
Appendix E: State Environmental Organizations
Appendix F: Nature Reserves and National Parks
Appendix G: Wetland Nature Reserves and Parks
Bibliography
About the Authors
by "Nielsen BookData"