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 | Paperback (Paperback) |
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In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth". Updating and expanding its basic arguments and perceptions, this volume is an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society.
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ISBN-13:
9781563240416
ISBN-10:
1563240416
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
280
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
5.97 x 0.85 x 8.92 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps
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". Updating and expanding its basic arguments and perceptions, this volume is an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society.
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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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