China's environmental crisis : an inquiry into the limits of national development / Vaclav Smil.

Author
Smil, Vaclav [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1993], ©1993.
Description
xix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Notes
    "An East gate book."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • China Impressions
    • China's Environment
    • 1. People's Mouths. How Do People Matter? Growing to a Billion. Recent Countercurrents. Coming Generations
    • 2. Existential Necessities. Yin-yang of Waters. Changing Farmland. Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands
    • 3. China's Modernization. Wealth and Prosperity. Quality of Life. Eating Better. Living Longer. Learning More. Feeling Richer
    • 4. Energizing the Advances. Energy for the Countryside. Land, Water, and Energy. Air Pollution. Future Needs. Generation of CO[subscript 2]
    • 5. Growing Food. Managing the Land. Irrigating the Fields. Fertilizing the Crops. Farming Without Excess
    • 6. Living With the Limits. Realities and Aspirations. Adaptations and Uncertain Prospects.
    ISBN
    • 0873328191 (alk. paper)
    • 1563240416 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    91020037
    OCLC
    23939856
    RCP
    C - O
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