China’s Environmental Crisis

Vaclav Smil, "China’s Environmental Crisis: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development: An Enquiry into the Limits of National Development"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1563240416, 0873328191 | PDF | pages: 280 | 21.0 mb
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.