Patterns of China's Lost Harmony
A Survey of the Country's Environmental Degradation and Protection
1st Edition
Published on 10. September 2012
344 pages
978-1-134-84717-4 (ISBN)
Description
The pace of environmental degradation in China has intensified in recent decades. With rapid demographic and economic growth, the current state of degradation has antecedents beginning hundreds of years ago. Patterns of China's Lost Harmony combines historical documentation with contemporary assessment to determine the degree of human impact upon the country's vegetation, soils, water, air and wildlife.
This will serve as an important reference tool for understanding the historical scope of environmental degradation and for assessing attempts to control environmental degradation since the 1980s.
This will serve as an important reference tool for understanding the historical scope of environmental degradation and for assessing attempts to control environmental degradation since the 1980s.
Reviews / Votes
`If you have a serious interest in China's environment, this book will not disappoint you with its depth of analysis and genuine scholarship. It is also an invaluable reference book.' - South China Morning PostMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
14,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-84717-4 (9781134847174)
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Richard Louis Edmonds
Patterns of China's Lost Harmony
A Survey of the Country's Environmental Degradation and Protection
Book
06/1994
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Content
1 THE NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN CHINA 2 ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN CHINAS PAST 3 VEGETATION REDUCTION IN CHINA SINCE 1949 4 SOIL EROSION, FLOODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN MINORITY AREAS PATTERNS OF CHINAS LOST HARMONY 5 DESERTIFICATION, GRASSLAND DEGRADATION, WATER SHORTAGES AND SALINISATION-ALKALISATION 6 WATER, SOIL AND SOLID WASTE POLLUTION 8 NATURE CONSERVATION 9 A REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS 10 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY- PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
