When a billion Chinese jump how China will save mankind--or destroy it
The Asia environmental correspondent for the "Guardian" delivers a fascinating, frontline account of the current environmental crisis in China, exploring how Beijing is balancing economic growth with sustainability and whether China will "emerge as the world's first green superpo...
| Main Author: | Watts, Jonathan, 1967- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2010.
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| Summary: |
The Asia environmental correspondent for the "Guardian" delivers a fascinating, frontline account of the current environmental crisis in China, exploring how Beijing is balancing economic growth with sustainability and whether China will "emerge as the world's first green superpower" or tip our species "over the environmental precipice." |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 435 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781416580768 (pbk.) : 141658076X (pbk.) : |
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