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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415104785
ISBN-139780415104784
eBay Product ID (ePID)611035
Product Key Features
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePatterns of China's Lost Harmony : A Survey of the Country's Environmental Degradation and Protection
Publication Year1994
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Louis Edmonds
Subject AreaNature, Political Science, Social Science, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN93-229629
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.7/00951
SynopsisCombines historical documentation with contemporary assessment to analyse the increasing problems of environmental degradation in China brought on by a century of rapid demographic and economic growth in dire need of control., The pace of environmental degradation in China has intensified in recent decades. With rapid demographic and economic growth, the current state of degradation has antecedents beginning hundreds of years ago. Patterns of China's Lost Harmony combines historical documentation with contemporary assessment to determine the degree of human impact upon the country's vegetation, soils, water, air and wildlife. This will serve as an important reference tool for understanding the historical scope of environmental degradation and for assessing attempts to control environmental degradation since the 1980s.