In Search of Green China

DESCRIPTION :
The world cannot address its pressing environmental problems without China. But can China be relied upon as a steadfast steward of nature, as its leaders have claimed in recent years?

Prominent environmental campaigner and reporter Ma Tianjie gets to the heart of Chinas remarkable ecological transformation to answer this question. He takes us on a journey through the countrys thirty-year struggle to clean up its rivers, clear its air and stabilize carbon emissions, drawing out the complex political impulses that have helped and hindered progress. Anchoring his storytelling in some of Chinas major environmental challenges – from Beijings airpocalypse to the cancer villages of the Huai River basin, he shows how the ideas and actions of few extraordinary individuals were critical in changing China from a heavily polluted country to a place where environmental issues are high on the agenda. The complex ecological tapestry Ma paints illuminates the key ideas, experiences and influences that have shaped Chinas environmental consciousness and will continue to frame the search for green China well into the twenty-first century.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

DIMENSION : 213 mm x 137 mm
WEIGHT : 340 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Society & Social Sciences