Beschreibung:
Building on three case studies where local green development is being pursued, Shanghai Pudong New Area, Baoding and Wuning, this book shows how local officials and entrepreneurs can be the crusaders of a greener environment at the local level in China.
1. The Boom of Local Green Development in China 2. China's Local Green Development Background 3. A Run-Down City Regains Competence: Shanghai 4. A Polluted City's Path Towards Low-Carbon Pioneering: Baoding 5. A Poor County's Green Leap Forward: "Green Rising-Up" in Wuning 6. A Comparative Analysis of Green Development 7. A Political Ecology of Local Green Development