The China environment yearbook (2005) / Volume 1, : Crisis and breakthrough of China's environment / / edited by Liang Congjie and Yang Dongping.

• Superior document: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences yearbooks. Environment ; v. 1
• TeilnehmendeR: Liang, Congjie.; Yang, Dongping.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences yearbooks. Environment ; v. 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (497 p.)
• Notes: Published in association with Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing, China.

China’s environmental problems and ecological crises are still considerable. Pollution and ecological deterioration are becoming worse, while the booming economy and rising population are adding to the pressure. Will the PRC be able to avoid the traditional route of industrialization and embark on the path of sustainable development? Friends of Nature is China’s first environmental NGO, and their first environmental yearbook deals with the year 2005, the year of the Songhua River toxic spill crisis, the bird flu attacks, but also of a number of governmental and local initiatives to begin to tackle the increasing pressure on the environment. Here are the voices of experts and witnesses from the PRC itself describing and commenting upon the environment and protection measures in China in 2005, from the public perspective.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1. “Environmental Impact Assessment”—A Storm Stirs in 2005 / Xiong Zhihong -- 2. Warnings and Lessons from the Songhua River Toxic Spill Crisis / Qie Jianrong -- 3. Hard-won Progress in Protecting Environmental Rights / Li Xingwang , Ning Chen and Liu Xin -- 4. “The Yuanmingyuan Park Lake Incident” and Its Impact on Public Awareness / Zhao Yongxin -- 5. Highly Controversial Hydropower Development in Western China / Xue Ye and Wang Yongchen -- 6. Avian Infl uenza Lands in China / Liang Hong -- 7. Memorandum Concerning the Asian Pulp and Paper Company Ltd (APP) Incident / Chang Li -- 8. Different Voices in the Debate on “Revering Nature” / Bao Hongmei and Liu Bing -- 9. Using Public Policy to Promote the Cradle-to-cradle Economy / Gui Zhiming -- 10. China’s Water Crisis / Li Lifeng and Zou Lan -- 11. The Shadow of Environmental Pollution in China / Zhang Kejia -- 12. Policy Options for China’s Sustainable Energy Development / Hu Min and Yang Fuqiang -- 13. Ecological Recovery: Believing in Nature / Jiang Gaoming -- 14. Land Resource Protection and Management in China / Bao Xiaobin -- 15. “Great Leap Forward”-style Rush to Urbanize Puts Environment in the Spotlight / Zhou Weifeng -- 16. A Fragile Balance: Observations on Protecting Biodiversity / Xue Dayuan and Xie Yan -- 17. Development of Environmental NGOs in China / Fu Tao -- 18. Diverse Approaches to Environmental Education by Chinese NGOs / Wang Peng -- 19. The 26 Degrees Campaign: Saving Energy / Qiao Liming and Wang Peng -- 20. Electric Vehicles and Autos with Small Engines: Should We Ban or Promote Them? / Wang Peng -- 21. The Obsession with Harvesting Cordycep Mushrooms in the Three Rivers Source Area / Zhu Huiying and Mu Jingliang -- 22. The Green Hanjiang River NGO Helps Resolve a Trans-boundary River Pollution Problem / Jin Fen -- 23. Safeguarding Environmental Rights: Activist Efforts by Residents of Beijing’s Baiwang Jiayuan Neighborhood / Zhang Jingjing and Liang Xiaoyan -- 24. Dongwu Banner County Paper Mill: Polluting and Violating Legal Rights / Chen Jiqun and Li Junhui -- 25. Jisha in Yunnan: Environmental and Cultural Protection in the Development of Tourism / Li Bo -- 26. Alxa SEE Association: A New Initiative by Entrepreneurs / Yang Peng -- 27. Countering the Incursion of Genetically Modifi ed Food in China / Lin Zhiguang and Wang Peng -- 28. Community-Based Sustainable Living: Cases in Beijing / Liao Xiaoyi -- Postscript.