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Cover Greening China’s New Silk Roads
Greening China’s New Silk Roads
The Sustainable Governance of Belt and Road
R. J. Ferguson
This timely book offers a critical account of key governance challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Illustrating China’s efforts to expand its idea of a sustainable eco-civilization, thereby ‘greening’ the BRI, it explores the disputes that have emerged from this process and subsequent complications resulting from geopolitical competition.
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Monograph Book
Published:
07 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977470
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Conducting and Financing Low-carbon Transitions in China
Conducting and Financing Low-carbon Transitions in China
A Governmentality Perspective
Le-Yin Zhang
Utilizing a governmentality lens, this timely book offers an explanation for China’s decarbonization performance in the early 21st century. Le-Yin Zhang investigates one of the most ambitious governing projects in history, analyzing the political rationalities of Chinese leaders for decarbonization and the governing techniques and technologies at multiple levels of governance.
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Monograph Book
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19 Nov 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977395
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover The Diffusion of Public and Private Sustainability Regulations
The Diffusion of Public and Private Sustainability Regulations
The Responses of Follower Countries
Edited by Etsuyo Michida, John Humphrey, and David Vogel
This book focuses on the spread of public and private environmental and food safety regulations from Europe and North America to Asia and Africa. It explores the growth of policy diffusion and standard alignment on sustainability observed in non-Western follower countries in a globalizing world.
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Published:
12 Feb 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880948
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Origins and Evolution of Environmental Policies
Origins and Evolution of Environmental Policies
State, Time and Regional Experiences
Edited by Tadayoshi Terao and Tsuruyo Funatsu
This unique book traces the origins and evolution of environmental policy formation, comparing the differences in this process between developing and developed countries. It focuses on the importance of the state’s role and issues of timing and sequence in the creation of environmental policies.
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Monograph Book
Published:
11 Feb 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378827
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
Cover Informal Institutions in Policy Implementation
Informal Institutions in Policy Implementation
Comparing Low Carbon Policies in China and Russia
Anna Korppoo, Iselin Stensdal, and Marius Korsnes
At a time of global climate crisis, this crucial book examines the prospects for implementing low-carbon policies in the two global superpowers of China and Russia, focusing on the role of informal institutions in achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Monograph Book
Published:
06 Nov 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789902020
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Common Grasslands in Asia
Common Grasslands in Asia
A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Mongolian Grasslands
Edited by Colin G. Brown
This book unravels the complexities of the grassland systems of Mongolia and northern China, identifying the ways in which policies and incentives can be strengthened to improve grassland condition and herder livelihoods. Offering a comparative analysis of policies and incentives, chapters argue for a mix of incentives and associated policy measures to benefit both grassland conditions and herder lifestyles.
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Monograph Book
Published:
17 Feb 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788974059
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Politics of Renewable Energy in China
Politics of Renewable Energy in China
Chen Gang
In this book, Chen Gang examines the real-world effectiveness of China's approach to the promotion of green technologies and practices, and discusses the political landscape in which it is situated.
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Monograph Book
Published:
25 Jan 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118156
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Cover Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia
Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia
Edited by Sushil Vachani and Jawed Usmani
The frequency and scale of damage inflicted by climate-related disasters, including floods, drought, heat waves and hurricanes, has been increasing at an alarming rate. This volume provides a timely and thoughtful discussion of strategies for adaptation to climate change, which can complement mitigation strategies being developed by other experts throughout the world.
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30 May 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781954737
Collection:
Business 2014
Cover International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia
International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia
Edited by Michikazu Kojima and Etsuyo Michida
Little is known about the volume of international recycling in Asia, the problems caused and the struggle to properly manage the trade. This pathbreaking book addresses this gap in the literature, and provides a comprehensive overview of the international trade flow of recyclable waste in Asia and related issues.
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Sep 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782547860
Collection:
Economics 2013
Cover The Governance of Climate Relations Between Europe and Asia
The Governance of Climate Relations Between Europe and Asia
Evidence from China and Vietnam as Key Emerging Economies
Edited by Hans Bruyninckx, Qi Ye, Nguyen Quang Thuan, and David Belis
The Governance of Climate Relations between Europe and Asia offers a thorough empirical study of the most fundamental dynamics involved in EU climate relations with China and Vietnam in the context of global climate governance.
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Monograph Book
Published:
31 Jul 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781955994
Collection:
Economics 2013