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 The China Environment Yearbook: Crises and Opportunities

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-xxiv)   (191K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Figures And Tables
    • Preface And Acknowledgements
    • Contributors
    • Introduction
  • China’s Long Green March: Crises And Opportunities (1-38) by Hu Kanping and Yang Dongping   (336K)
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    • I. Both Good And Bad Environmental News
    • II. Public Participation Becoming More In-Depth And Widespread
    • III. Discussion And Prospects
  • Blue-Green Algae Bloom In Taihu Lake: Reflections On Pollution And Development (39-52) by Zhang Ke   (135K)
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    • I. Blue-Green Algae Bloom In Wuxi
    • II. Developmental Pains Of Wealthy Areas
    • III. Reflections On The Southern Jiangsu Model
    • IV. New Measures To Strengthen The Treatment Of Pollution In Taihu Lake
  • Water Crisis In Chinese Cities In 2007 (53-62) by Jiang Mingzhuo   (125K)
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    • I. Unsafe Urban Water Sources
    • II. The Cost Of Anti-Nature Urban Development
    • III. Rehabilitation And Countermeasures
  • A Health Checkup On The Ecology Of The Yangtze River (63-78) by Wang Yongchen   (132K)
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    • I. Over-Exploited Hydroelectricity
    • II. Migratory Aquatic Biota Faced With New Hydrological Conditions
    • III. Fragile Water-Level-Fluctuating Zone
    • IV. The Overall Water Pollution In The Yangtze River Drainage Area Worsened
    • V. Decline Of Water Feeding Into The Yangtze River And Climate Change
    • Appendix NGOs Put Forward Comments And Suggestions On Report On The Environmental Influence By Ahai Hydropower
  • The Impact Of Climate Change On China (79-98) by Liu Haiying   (154K)
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    • I. The Impact Of Climate Change On China’S Vulnerable Areas And Groups
    • II. Endeavors Of China’s Civil Society
    • III. The Impact Of Climate Change And The Response Of Civil Society
    • III. Stance Of Chinese Civil Society
  • Climate Change And Extreme Weather Events In China In 2007 (99-112) by Huang Lei   (125K)
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    • I. 2007—A Year Of Frequent Extreme Weather And Climate Events
    • II. Coping With Climate Change And Guarding Against Extreme Weather Events
  • China And Climate Change From The Perspective Of International Civil Society (113-124) by Fu Tao   (135K)
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    • I. Justice And Adaptation
    • II. Involvement In International Negotiations
    • III. Reflecting On Carbon Trade: Positive Effects And Limitations Of Market Mechanisms
    • IV. China’s Road To Low Carbon Development
    • V. Equality Within Nations
    • VI. Conclusion
  • Climate Change And Chinese Youth’s Attitudes Towards Consumption (125-134) by Zhang Kejia   (108K)
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    • I. Young People’S Recognition Of Climate Change
    • II. Scholars Are Surprised By The Consumption Behaviors Of Chinese Youth
    • III. Difficulty Of Young People Adopting Sustainable Consumption As Way Of Life
    • IV. Influence Of Environmental Awareness On Sustainable Consumption
    • V. Public’s Expectation Of Government To Be The Model Of Sustainable Consumption
    • VI. Necessity Of Popularizing A Green Lifestyle Among The Youth
  • Green Olympics And Environmental Improvements In Beijing (135-152) by LI Jiao   (155K)
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    • I. Olympic Downsizing Projects
    • II. Beijing’s “Blue Sky Plan” XXX
    • III. Traffic Strategies During Olympic Games
    • IV. Greening Of Capital City
    • V. Water-Diversion Project: Water Shortage In Beijing
  • How Far Is Beijing From Being An Eco-City? (153-166) by Feng Yongfeng   (115K)
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    • I. Urbanization Vs. Environmental Protection
    • II. Trash Sorting
    • III. Water Pollution
    • IV. Controlling Air Pollution
    • V. Loss Of Biodiversity
  • Progress In Energy Conservation And Emissions Reduction (167-180) by Zhao Wengeng   (135K)
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    • I. 2006: Emissions Rising Rather Than Falling
    • II. Forcefully Carrying Out A “Combination Of Measures” In 2007
  • Green Commuting And Public Participation (181-192) by Kang Xue   (193K)
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    • I. Car Owners: Drive One Day Less Every Month And Be A Green Commuter
    • II. Car Free Day: From Public To Government
    • III. Bicycle: From A Show To The Appearance Of Public Bikes
    • IV. Public Transportation: Low Fares Leads To The Greatest Wave Of Green Commuting
  • Progress And Problems In China’s Construction Of An Environmental Legal System (193-210) by Xu Kezhu, Song Wanzhong and Zhu Fen   (163K)
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    • I. Progress Of Environmental Legislation
    • II. Enforcement Of Environmental Law, Stumbling Forward
    • III. Administration Of Environmental Justice: Commonweal Lawsuit Appears
    • IV. Enterprises Must Obey The Law: It Is Their Legal Obligation
    • V. Progress In Public Supervision
  • Green Credit Policy In China (211-222) by Yu Xiaogang   (117K)
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    • I. “Green Credit” Policy In China
    • II. Equator Principles In International Financing
    • III. Environmental NGOs In China And The Green Credit Policy
  • Challenges For Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments (223-234) by Qie Jianrong   (131K)
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    • I. Grave Consequences Of Urban Planning Irregularities
    • II. Slow Rollout Progress For Strategic EIAs
    • III. Strategic EIA Rollout Proceeds Despite Difficulties
  • Reflections On Environmental Mass Incidents In China (235-248) by Tong Zhifeng   (124K)
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    • I. Emergence Of Environmental Mass Incidents
    • II. Characteristics Of Environmental Mass Incidents
    • III. Causes Of Environmental Mass Incidents
    • IV. Strategies And Measures Taken By Local Governments In Responding To Environmental Massiincidents
    • V. Prevention Mechanism Of Environmental Mass Incidents
  • Appendix Annual Indexes: Environmental Trends (249-270)   (173K)
  • Terminological Glossary (271-276)   (120K)
  • Index (277-284)   (198K)