Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River - Nature and Power in the People''s Republic of China

Informationen zum Autor R. Edward Grumbine has been involved in integrating conservation science into resource management planning and policy since the 1980s. Currently on leave from Prescott College in Arizona, he is serving as a senior international scientist at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan Province. His current work includes dam development impacts in the Mekong River, hydropower issues in the India Himalaya, and defining environmental security on China s western borders. He is the author of numerous academic papers and several books including, "Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River: Nature and Power in the People's Republic of China, Ghost Bears: Exploring the Biodiversity Crisis, " and he is editor of "Environmental Policy and Biodiversity."" Klappentext "Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River" is an incisive look at the possible fates of China and the planet. Will the Nujiang River continue to flow? Will Tibetan girls from subsistence farming families learn to read and write? Can China and the United States come together to lead action on climate change? Far-reaching in its history and scope, this unique book shows us the real-world consequences of conservation and development decisions now being made in Beijing and beyond. Zusammenfassung Brings together the many facets of conservation and development in China! from the poorest rural hamlets to a globalized world.

Product details

• Authors: R Edward Grumbine, R. Edward Grumbine, Grumbine R. Edward
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2011
• EAN: 9781610911603
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-160-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; China, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Conservation of the environment, Alternative & renewable energy industries, Alternative and renewable energy industries