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China's environmental crisis : an inquiry into the limits of national development / Vaclav Smil.
Author
Smil, Vaclav
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1993], ©1993.
Description
xix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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HC430.E5 S55 1993
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Subject(s)
Environmental policy
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China
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Economic development
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Environmental aspects
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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.
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ISBN
0873328191 (alk. paper)
1563240416 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
91020037
OCLC
23939856
RCP
C - O
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