Water and development in China : the political economy of Shanghai water policy /

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Author / Creator:Lee, Seungho.
Imprint:Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2006.
Description:1 online resource (xxxiii, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:English
Series:Series on contemporary China ; v. 6
Series on contemporary China ; v. 6.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11213072
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Varying Form of Title:Political economy of Shanghai water policy
ISBN:9789812773494
9812773495
9812568190
9789812568199
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:There is widespread recognition - among policy-makers, business communities, and scholars - of the importance of improving environmental policy and management in China. Environmental concerns in China have triggered the publication of a number of books on the subject. However, very few books offer an in-depth case study of the environmental challenges in Shanghai. This book aims to explore the extent to which Shanghai has managed to cope with water supply as well as water quality control challenges in terms of its sociopolitical and economic development since 1990, with a special reference to.
Other form:Print version: Lee, Seungho. Water and development in China. Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2006