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China's Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development: An Enquiry Into the Limits of National Development
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ISBN10: 1563240416
ISBN13: 9781563240416
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 30 1993
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.97 Depth: 8.92
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781563240416
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 30 1993
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.97 Depth: 8.92
Language: English
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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