China and the Environment: the Green Revolution

Sixteen of the world s twenty most polluted cities are in China. A serious water pollution incident occurs there at least twice a week. China s breakneck growth causes great concern about its global environmental impact, while others look to China to provide solutions to climate change. But how are Chinese people coming to grips with environmental problems? Reporting on the grassroots, rather than solely focusing on macro issues and elite responses, China and the Environment provides...
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Sixteen of the world s twenty most polluted cities are in China. A serious water pollution incident occurs there at least twice a week. China s breakneck growth causes great concern about its global environmental impact, while others look to China to provide solutions to climate change. But how are Chinese people coming to grips with environmental problems? Reporting on the grassroots, rather than solely focusing on macro issues and elite responses, China and the Environment provides access to otherwise unknown stories of green activism and is the first real-life account of China s environmental tensions."