Judith Shapiro is a professor in the School of International Service at American University, Washington DC. She is the author of Mao's War against Nature and the co-author of Son of the Revolution and other books on China. She can be reached through her website, www.judithshapiro.com.
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 this 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 equity - Shapiro poses a number of pressing questions: Do the Chinese people have the right to 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 patterns of Western consumption? And in a world of increasing limits on resources and pollution "sinks," is it even possible to build an equitable system in which people enjoy equal access to resources without taking them from successive generations, from the poor, or from other species?
China and the planet are at a pivotal moment; the path towards a more sustainable development model is still open. But - as Shapiro persuasively argues - making this choice will require humility, creativity, and a rejection of business as usual. The window of opportunity will not be open much longer.
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Environmental issues are becoming China's top priority, and it is the turning point for China, "Human must conquer nature" is not valid anymore.
评分Environmental issues are becoming China's top priority, and it is the turning point for China, "Human must conquer nature" is not valid anymore.
评分夏竹丽对中国环境及社会问题的了解十分透彻,私下是一位对北京政府有强烈立场的国际友人。
评分在读了一些相关文献后,再来读这本,感觉好多了。
评分分析的全面并且到位。感觉缺乏一定深度,不过当教材再好不过了。作者确实是在中国摸爬滚打过的。(文风莫名让我想到高中教材ASR
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