Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development in China: Hong Kong in Global Context

by Paul G. Harris

Book Overview

Drawing on practices and theories of sustainability, Environmental policy and sustainable development in China explores the prospects for achieving environmentally benign economic and social development in China and beyond. Using the Chinese 'world city' of Hong Kong as a backdrop and case study, it introduces major conceptions of sustainability, describes historical and political contexts for environmental policymaking, and analyses key challenges...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447305078
• ISBN13: 9781447305071
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.4"