Environmental law in China : managing risk and ensuring compliance /
In recent years, China's leaders have started to confront the environmental, economic, and social costs of unchecked development. China's increasing reliance on foreign oil has engendered national security fears and launched a drive for more efficient transportation systems and domestic re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In recent years, China's leaders have started to confront the environmental, economic, and social costs of unchecked development. China's increasing reliance on foreign oil has engendered national security fears and launched a drive for more efficient transportation systems and domestic renewable energy projects. Meanwhile, pressure from a rising middle class and the international community has focused leadership attention on ways to make China's economic engine run more efficiently and with less impact upon the domestic and global environment. This profound shift in priorities has elevated en. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 331 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199749836 0199749833 9780190259730 0190259736 |