Environmental Activism in China

Lei Xie

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781134020263
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In recent years environmental organisations have begun to emerge in China, and in some cases have had remarkable success in affecting policies which would have had significant adverse impacts on the environment. This book, based on extensive original research, adopts a multi-disciplinary research approach to examine environmental activism in China, focusing on four cities. It analyses the nature, characteristics, strategies, organizational modes and influence of what could be labeled a Chinese environmental movement in-the-making. In particular, this volume highlights the specificities of Chinese environmental activism in an increasingly globalizing world, along with a comparison to the environmental movement in Western Europe and North America.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of maps
• List of tables
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 Environmental governance and NGOs An introduction to China
• 2 Analyzing Chinese environmental movement networks
• 3 Environmental activism in Panjin, Liaoning Province
• 4 Environmental activism in Beijing
• 5 Environmental activism in Xiangfan, Hubei Province
• 6 Growing environmental activism in Shanghai
• 7 Comparison and conclusions
• Appendix Interviewees in this research
• Notes
• References
• Index