{"product_id":"chinese-research-perspectives-on-the-environment-volume-3-public-action-and-government-accountability-9789004268791","title":"Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 3: Public Action and Government Accountability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new volume of Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment (formerly the China Environment Yearbook) includes selected articles from the 2013 annual environmental report compiled by Friends of Nature, a leading environmental protection NGO in China, with contributions from academics, environmental protection activists, public service activists, and the media.  In this volume, readers are brought up to date on the main environmental issues and events of 2012, including environmental health, dams and cross-border water issues, a rise in environmental awareness and public action in China, sustainable consumption, and heavy metal pollution. Air pollution control has continued to attract attention from the public, media, academics, and government. This volume also discusses the controversy of the revision of the Environmental Protection Law. Like other volumes in the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series, this one aims to record, evaluate, and reflect on China’s current environmental conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments List of Contributors Preface  VOLUME OVERVIEW Rapid Urbanization: The Environmental Cost and the Way Forward     Li Bo  PART I: PUBLIC ACTION 1. Social Mobilization, Collective Action, and Resistance against Environmental Pollution in 2012     Wu Fengshi and Peng Lin 2. The Rise and Challenges of Public Environmental Testing     Huo Weiya  PART II: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE 3. Improving Government Accountability in the Face of Environmental Challenges     Zhang Shiqiu 4. Facing a Water Crisis: A Political and Social Analysis     Guo Weiqing  PART III: GOVERNMENT POLICIES 5. New National Standards for Drinking Water and the Reform of Policies Controlling Pollutant Discharge     Song Guojun and Zhang Zhen 6. Revision of Environmental Protection Law Stirs Controversy     Qie Jianrong  PART IV: LIVABILITY 7. Rapid Increase of Waste Incineration Plants Causes Concern     Yang Changjiang 8. The Challenge of Restoring Brownfields     Gao Shengke 9. Food Safety Concerns Encourage Urban Organic Farming     Cheng Cunwang and Shi Yan  PART V: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION 10. A “Modest” New Mechanism for Progressive Electricity Pricing     Yu Jie 11. Car Washing in Beijing: Ostentatious Water Use vs. Utilization of Reclaimed Water     Hu Kanping 12. Progress in Restricting Excessive Packaging     Mao Da  PART V: ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION 13.  New Hope for Protecting Sanjiangyuan: Headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong Rivers      Sanjiangyuan Project of the Shan Shui Conservation Center 14. Civil Society Promoting Legislation on Protected Natural Areas     Xie Yan  PART VI: DAMS 15.  Hydropower Development: Return of a Crisis on the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River     Bao Zhiheng 16. Xiaonanhai Hydropower Station: A Typical Case of Political Power Abuse     Liu Yiman and Ding Zhouyang 17. Building Dams on International Rivers: Assuming a More Responsible Role      Yi Yimin  PART VII: POLLUTION 18. Soil Contamination Must Be Dealt With Without Delay     Ma Tianjie 19. Oil Spills and Ocean Pollution     Feng Jie and Tu Fanjing  PART VIII: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS 20. Public Bicycles in Cities—Government Support Is Key     Meng Si 21. Small Particles, Big Breakthrough: A Report on the Air Quality Information Transparency Index in 113 Cities in 2012     Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs  PART IX: APPENDIX Major Environmental Events of 2012 Annual Indexes: Environmental Trends Terminological Glossary Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210648478039,"sku":"9789004268791","price":164.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinese-research-perspectives-on-the-environment-volume-3-public-action-and-government-accountability-9789004268791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}