Green Politics In China

Author : Joy Yueyue Zhang,Michael Barr
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0745332994

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Green Politics in China by Joy Yueyue Zhang,Michael Barr Pdf

Based on interviews with members of grassroots organizations, media and government institutions, Green Politics in China provides an in-depth and engaging account of the novel ways in which Chinese society is responding to its environmental crisis, using examples rarely captured in Western media or academia. Joy Y. Zhang and Michael Barr explain how environmental problems are transforming Chinese society through new developments such as the struggle for clean air, low-carbon conspiracy theories, new forms of public fund raising and the international tactics of grassroots NGOs. In doing so, they challenge static understandings of state-society relations in China. Green Politics in China is an illuminating and detailed investigation which provides crucial insights into how China is both changing internally and emerging as a powerful player in global environmental politics.

Author : Gang Chen
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789812838704

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Politics of China's Environmental Protection by Gang Chen Pdf

As the dazzling economic and social changes in China have imposed substantial impact upon the quality of environmental governance, it is time to review the problems and progress in the politics of China''s environmental protection. This book analyzes the factors in China''s governance and political process that affect and restrain its capacity to handle the mounting environmental problems. It argues that solutions to China''s ecological woes to a larger extent lie in the political and institutional changes rather than in engineering, technological and investment input. The book talks about new policies and reform measures in the green area taken by the government since 2007, arguing that some of them may be quite effective in the long run, as long as they alter institutional factors and the OC growth-firstOCO mindset that obstruct the green effort. The book also includes discussion of China''s climate change policy not only because global warming has come under the limelight of the international community in recent years, but also because it offers a unique dimension to analyze the country''s environmental diplomacy and domestic bureaucratic structure on emissions cutting and related energy issues. China is currently at the crossroads of further political and economic reform, and the intensified public attention to environmental pollution may help the Chinese Communist Party to decisively push forward the long-sluggish political reforms.

Author : Joy Yueyue Zhang,Michael T. Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : China
ISBN : 1849649138

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Green Politics in China by Joy Yueyue Zhang,Michael T. Barr Pdf

Author : Genia Kostka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351559874

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Local Environmental Politics in China by Genia Kostka Pdf

Knowledge and insight in national environmental governance in China is widespread. However, increasingly it has been acknowledged that the major problems in guiding the Chinese economy and society towards sustainability are to be found at the local level. This book illuminates the fast-changing dynamics of local environmental politics in China, a topic only marginally addressed in the literature. In the course of building up an institutional framework for environmental governance over the last decade, local actors have generated a variety of policy innovations and experiments. In large measure these are creative responses to two main challenges associated with translating national environmental policies into local realities. The first such challenge is a policy implementation gap stemming from the absence of the state capacity necessary to the implementation of environmental measures. The second challenge refers to the need for local non-state actors to engage in environmental management; oftentimes such a participation gap contributes to implementation failures. In recent years, we have seen a multitude of initiatives within China at the provincial level and below designed to bridge both gaps. Hence, the central aim of this book is to assess these experiments and innovations in local environmental politics.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning.

Author : Yifei Li,Judith Shapiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509543137

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China Goes Green by Yifei Li,Judith Shapiro Pdf

What does it mean for the future of the planet when one of the world’s most durable authoritarian governance systems pursues “ecological civilization”? Despite its staggering pollution and colossal appetite for resources, China exemplifies a model of state-led environmentalism which concentrates decisive political, economic, and epistemic power under centralized leadership. On the face of it, China seems to embody hope for a radical new approach to environmental governance. In this thought-provoking book, Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro probe the concrete mechanisms of China’s coercive environmentalism to show how ‘going green’ helps the state to further other agendas such as citizen surveillance and geopolitical influence. Through top-down initiatives, regulations, and campaigns to mitigate pollution and environmental degradation, the Chinese authorities also promote control over the behavior of individuals and enterprises, pacification of borderlands, and expansion of Chinese power and influence along the Belt and Road and even into the global commons. Given the limited time that remains to mitigate climate change and protect millions of species from extinction, we need to consider whether a green authoritarianism can show us the way. This book explores both its promises and risks.

Author : J. Kassiola
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230114364

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China’s Environmental Crisis by J. Kassiola Pdf

This path-breaking collection covers the significance of China's extreme environmental challenges for both Chinese society and the world, how these challenges are impacting domestic Chinese society and its political institutions, and how these institutions are responding in their efforts to address the environmental problems.

Author : Bingqiang Ren
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137343680

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Chinese Environmental Governance by Bingqiang Ren Pdf

In this edited volume, leading environmental policy experts from China, USA, and Europe provide a contemporary view of Chinese environmental policy, analyzing current discussions among various actors and agencies. The book covers a wide range of topics including the gap between national policy goals and their local implementation, cultural and social factors shaping political behavior, legal and political systems affecting environmental policy creation and execution, new societal forces participating in environmental policymaking and governance, and local state strategies tasked with navigating a mix of political, legal, and societal forces. Featuring in-depth, empirically-grounded analyses with interdisciplinary approaches, the book is ideal reading for scholars interested in the complex nature of balancing Chinese environmental sustainability and economic growth.

Author : Chen Gang
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Green technology
ISBN : 9781788118156

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Politics of Renewable Energy in China by Chen Gang Pdf

In this book, Chen Gang examines the real-world effectiveness of China's approach to the promotion of green technologies and practices, and discusses the political landscape in which it is situated.

Author : Joanna I. Lewis
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231153300

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Green Innovation in China by Joanna I. Lewis Pdf

Just a decade ago, China maintained only a handful of operating wind turbines -- all imported from Europe and the United States.

Author : Heidi Wang-Kaeding
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000351644

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China's Environmental Foreign Relations by Heidi Wang-Kaeding Pdf

Over recent decades, China has moved from being a follower towards taking on a leadership role in global environmental governance. This book discusses this important development. It examines the key role of Chinese interest groups, showing how through various domestic dynamics they have influenced how China has approached issues such as climate change and the environment. Focusing on examples of multilateral environmental treaties, bilateral cooperation, and the proposition of alternative norms – the idea of China as an "ecological civilisation" – the book provides crucial insights on the evolution of China’s approach to international relations and engagement with global environmental governance, and contributes to the discussion of what kind of power China is poised to become.

Author : Judith Shapiro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745698670

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China's Environmental Challenges by Judith Shapiro Pdf

China's huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. They affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In the second edition of this acclaimed, trailblazing book, noted China specialist and environmentalist Judith Shapiro investigates China's struggle to achieve sustainable development against a backdrop of acute rural poverty and soaring middle class consumption. Using five core analytical concepts to explore the complexities of this struggle - the implications of globalization, the challenges of governance; contested national identity, the evolution of civil society, and problems of environmental justice and displacement of environmental harm - Shapiro poses a number of pressing questions: Can the Chinese people equitably achieve the higher living standards enjoyed in the developed world? Are China's environmental problems so severe that they may shake the government's stability, legitimacy and control? To what extent are China's environmental problems due to world-wide patterns of consumption? Does China's rise bode ill for the displacement of environmental harm to other parts of the world? And in a world of increasing limits on resources, how can we build a system in which people enjoy equal access to resources without taking them from successive generations, from the vulnerable, or from other species? China and the planet are at a pivotal moment; transformation to a more sustainable development model is still possible. But - as Shapiro persuasively argues - doing so will require humility, creativity, and a rejection of business as usual. The window of opportunity will not be open much longer.

Author : Yanzhong Huang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108841917

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Toxic Politics by Yanzhong Huang Pdf

China's deepening health crisis reveals the fragility of the party-state and undercuts China's ability to project influence internationally.

Author : Eva Sternfeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317568001

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Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China by Eva Sternfeld Pdf

During the last few decades, China has accomplished unprecedented economic growth and has emerged as the second largest economy in the world. This ‘economic miracle’ has led hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, but has also come at a high cost. Environmental degradation and the impact of environmental pollution on health are nowadays issues of the greatest concern for the Chinese public and the government. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China focuses on the environmental challenges of China’s rapidly growing economy and provides a comprehensive overview of the policies developed to address the environmental crisis. Leading international scholars and practitioners examine China’s environmental governance efforts from an interdisciplinary perspective. Divided into five parts, the handbook covers the following key issues: Part I: Development of Environmental Policy in China - Actors and Institutions Part II: Key issues and Strategies for Solution Part III: Policy Instruments and Enforcement Part IV: Related Policy Fields – Conflicts and Synergies Part V: China’s Environmental Policy in the International Context This comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource to students and scholars of environmental policy and politics, development studies, Chinese studies, geography and international relations.

Author : Peter Ho,Richard Edmonds
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134080533

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China's Embedded Activism by Peter Ho,Richard Edmonds Pdf

In recent years China has been remarkable in achieving extraordinary economic transformation, yet without fundamental political change. To many observers this would seem to imply a weakness in Chinese civil society. However, though the idea of democracy as multitudes of citizens taking to the streets may be attractive, it is simultaneously misleading as it disregards the nature of political change taking place in China today: a gradual shift towards a polity adapted to a pluralist society. At the same time, one may wonder what the limited political space implies for the development of a social movement in China. This book explores this question by focusing on one of the most active areas of Chinese civil society: the environment. China’s Embedded Activism argues that China’s semi-authoritarian limitations on the freedom of association and speech, coupled with increased social spaces for civic action has created a milieu in which activism occurs in an embedded fashion. The semi-authoritarian atmosphere is restrictive of, but paradoxically, also conducive to nationwide, collective action with less risk of social instability and repression at the hand of the governing elite. Rich in case studies about environmental civic organizations in China, and written by a team of international experts on social movements, NGOs, democratization, and civil society, this book addresses a wide readership of students, scholars and professionals interested in development, geography and environment, political change, and contemporary Chinese society.

Author : Genia Kostka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1315091690

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Local Environmental Politics in China by Genia Kostka Pdf

"Knowledge and insight in national environmental governance in China is widespread. However, increasingly it has been acknowledged that the major problems in guiding the Chinese economy and society towards sustainability are to be found at the local level. This book illuminates the fast-changing dynamics of local environmental politics in China, a topic only marginally addressed in the literature. In the course of building up an institutional framework for environmental governance over the last decade, local actors have generated a variety of policy innovations and experiments. In large measure these are creative responses to two main challenges associated with translating national environmental policies into local realities. The first such challenge is a ?policy implementation gap? stemming from the absence of the state capacity necessary to the implementation of environmental measures. The second challenge refers to the need for local non-state actors to engage in environmental management; oftentimes such a ?participation gap? contributes to implementation failures. In recent years, we have seen a multitude of initiatives within China at the provincial level and below designed to bridge both ?gaps?. Hence, the central aim of this book is to assess these experiments and innovations in local environmental politics.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning."--Provided by publisher.