China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development - An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development

In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth", a disturbing book. This new volume, drawn on a much broader canvas, updates and expands on the basic arguments and perceptions of "The Bad Earth". This book is not a systematic litany of what went wrong and how much - but rather an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society, all seen through the critical environmental constraints and impacts.

List of contents

Chapter 1 People's Mouths; Chapter 2 Existential Necessities; Chapter 3 China's Modernization; Chapter 4 Energizing the Advances; Chapter 5 Growing Food; Chapter 6 Living with the Limits;

About the author

Smil, Vaclav

Summary

In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth", a disturbing book. This new volume, drawn on a much broader canvas, updates and expands on the basic arguments and perceptions of "The Bad Earth". This book is not a systematic litany of what went wrong and how much - but rather an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society, all seen through the critical environmental constraints and impacts.

Product details

• Authors: Vaclav Smil, Smil Vaclav
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.1993
• EAN: 9780873328197
• ISBN: 978-0-87332-819-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, The environment, Science / Environmental Science