دانلود کتاب Environmental policy and sustainable development in China: Hong Kong in global context

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA\n Other books by Paul G. Harris\nContents\nTables, figures and boxes\n Tables\n Figures\n Boxes\nAcknowledgements\nPreface\nIntroduction\n Linking economic, social and environmental sustainability\n Outline of the book\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about sustainability\nPart One\nConceptions of sustainable development\nConceptualising sustainable development\n Introduction\n Sustainable development and the global ecological crisis\n Justifications for sustainable development\n Defining sustainable development\n Sustainability and economic growth\n Poverty, affluence and sustainability\n Inequality, rights and sustainable development\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about sustainable development concepts\nOrigins and critiques of sustainable development\n Introduction\n The limits-to-growth debate\n Critiques of classical economics\n North–South debates\n The World Commission on Environment and Development\n International summits\n Critical perspectives on sustainable development\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about origins and critiques of sustainable development\nImplementing sustainable development\n Introduction\n Approaches to implementing sustainable development\n Managing common and public goods\n The scale of environmental problems\n Scientific knowledge and the precautionary principle\n Measures for government regulation\n Market-based measures\n Self-regulation and voluntary initiatives\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about implementing sustainable development\nPart Two\nContexts for sustainable development in China’s world city\nGeography and population\n Introduction\n Location and climate\n Hong Kong’s natural landscape\n Hong Kong’s urban landscape\n Hong Kong’s population\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about geography and population\nHistory and development\n Introduction\n Early Hong Kong\n The colonisation of Hong Kong\n War and revolution\n Post-war development\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about history and development\nGovernment institutions and policy priorities\n Introduction\n The structure of government\n The Legislative Council\n Beijing’s role and external affairs\n Policy priorities\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about government institutions and policy priorities\nConsumption and a city’s environmental footprint\n Introduction\n Consumption and the environment\n Ecological footprint\n Sustainable consumption\n Environmental attitudes\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about consumption and environmental footprints\nPart Three\nChallenges of sustainable development\nAir\n Introduction\n Impacts of air pollution\n Regulation and the monitoring of air pollution\n Air pollution from road transportation\n Urban design and air pollution\n Air pollution from shipping\n Air pollution from Mainland China\n Affluence, inequality and the air-quality Kuznets curve\n Assessments of Hong Kong’s air-quality policies\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about air pollution\nWater\n Introduction\n Water scarcity and domestic water supply\n Water consumption\n Sewage\n Wetland degradation and reclamation\n Hong Kong’s marine environment\n Policy responses\n Policy problems\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about water, seas and fisheries\nEnergy and climate change\n Introduction\n Global climate change\n Hong Kong’s contributions to climate change\n The consequences of climate change for Hong Kong\n Policy responses in Hong Kong\n A missed opportunity for leadership?\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about energy and climate change\nTransportation\n Introduction\n Fuel consumption for transportation\n The sustainability of transportation modes in Hong Kong\n Rail transportation\n Private automobiles and road infrastructure\n International and regional transportation infrastructure\n Access to transportation\n Transportation planning\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about transportation\nEnvironmental spaces\n Introduction\n Rural spaces\n Urban spaces\n Conclusion\n Appendix: Thinking about environmental spaces\nConclusion\n Conceptions of sustainable development\n Contexts for sustainable development in China’s world city\n Challenges of sustainable development\n Chinese and global contexts\n Prospects for environmentally sustainable development\nBibliography\nIndex\nUntitled