China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development: An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development
| AUTHOR | Smil, Vaclav |
| PUBLISHER | Routledge (06/30/1993) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth", a disturbing book. This new volume, drawn on a much broader canvas, updates and expands on the basic arguments and perceptions of "The Bad Earth". This book is not a systematic litany of what went wrong and how much - but rather an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society, all seen through the critical environmental constraints and impacts.
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ISBN-13:
9780873328197
ISBN-10:
0873328191
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
280
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
6.19 x 1.03 x 9.34 inches
Weight:
1.15 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Grade Level:
College Freshman
- College Freshman
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
363.709
Library of Congress Control Number:
91020037
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In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth", a disturbing book. This new volume, drawn on a much broader canvas, updates and expands on the basic arguments and perceptions of "The Bad Earth". This book is not a systematic litany of what went wrong and how much - but rather an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society, all seen through the critical environmental constraints and impacts.
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Author:
Smil, Vaclav
Vaclav Smil is the author of more than thirty books on energy, the environment, food, and the history of technical advances, including "Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature", published by the MIT Press. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. In 2010 he was named by "Foreign Policy "as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.
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