Chinese research perspectives on the environment. Special volume,. Environmental security in China /
edited by Xiao Zhang.
Bok Engelsk 2020 Zhongguo huan jing an quan ping lun.
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| Opplysninger | Introduction : environmental security is fundamental to the sustainable development of human society / Zhang Xiao -- Water security in China / Zhang Xiao -- A security analysis of China's soil / Zheng Yuxin -- A security analysis of sludge treatment in China / Wang Shiwen -- A key indicator of the ecological security of grasslands : overgrazing in Inner Mongolia / Dalintai and Zheng Yisheng -- A sustainability assessment of the dynamic changes in the use of China's grassland resources / Yin Xiaoqing -- From food security to biological warfare : the weaponization potentials of GM agricultural products / Gu Xiulin -- The environmental and food security implications of pesticide production and use in China / Li Yuhong -- Adapting to the prospect of a radical transformation of the model of human survival : on the challenges of global climate change / Zheng Yisheng -- Establishing resource and environmental security by means of green development / Zhang Youguo -- The environmental and social costs of China's quest for energy / Zhang Yulin.. - "This volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of Environmental Security in China, which features contributions from top researchers from Chinese universities, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The ten articles following the introduction cover a range of environmental issues in four large categories with significant security implications: pollution, ecosystem deterioration, food and energy supply. In addition to long-standing environmental problems such as air, water and soil pollution, and grassland degradation, genetically modified (GM) foods, climate change and China's energy dependence, which have taken on increasing urgency in recent years, are also discussed. Each chapter includes conceptual clarifications, historical overview, empirical analysis, case studies, international comparisons, and policy recommendations"--
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| ISBN | 9789004436268
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