Re-Enter the Dragon. Elius Levin.
by Levin, Elius; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 52Environment. Publisher: Ecos, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Air pollution -- China | China -- Economic policy | China -- Environmental conditions | Mekong River Region | Soil pollution -- China | Water pollution -- ChinaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "With a landmass of around 10 million square kilometres, China is the world's third largest country. Despite its size though, only around 13 per cent of the country is arable land--half its people occupy just one-tenth of the land area. But as the world's most populous nation, China's 1.3 billion people represent around one-fifth of [the] globe's entire population. In the last 20-odd years, furious, single-minded economic development and the drive for increased living standards have come at the heavy expense of China's natural resources, resulting in great degradation and waste. It's no surprise then that the country's sustainability issues are now firmly part of the public discourse, particularly in the lead-up and preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games." (ECOS) The author considers "just how committed...China's leadership" is "to solving their environmental problems and developing sustainably."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
Originally Published: Re-Enter the Dragon, April/May 2005; pp. 12-15.
"With a landmass of around 10 million square kilometres, China is the world's third largest country. Despite its size though, only around 13 per cent of the country is arable land--half its people occupy just one-tenth of the land area. But as the world's most populous nation, China's 1.3 billion people represent around one-fifth of [the] globe's entire population. In the last 20-odd years, furious, single-minded economic development and the drive for increased living standards have come at the heavy expense of China's natural resources, resulting in great degradation and waste. It's no surprise then that the country's sustainability issues are now firmly part of the public discourse, particularly in the lead-up and preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games." (ECOS) The author considers "just how committed...China's leadership" is "to solving their environmental problems and developing sustainably."
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