Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Yang Dongping -- China’s Long Green March: Crises and Opportunities / Hu Kanping and Yang Dongping -- Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Taihu Lake: Refl ections on Pollution and Development / Zhang Ke -- Water Crisis in Chinese Cities in 2007 / Jiang Mingzhuo -- A Health Checkup on the Ecology of the Yangtze River / Wang Yongchen -- The Impact of Climate Change on China / Liu Haiying -- Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events in China in 2007 / Huang Lei -- China and Climate Change from the Perspective of International Civil Society / Fu Tao -- Climate Change and Chinese Youth’s Attitudes towards Consumption / Zhang Kejia -- Green Olympics and Environmental Improvements in Beijing / Li Jiao -- How Far is Beijing from Being an Eco-city? / Feng Yongfeng -- Progress in Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction / Zhao Wengeng -- Green Commuting and Public Participation / Kang Xue -- Progress and Problems in China’s Construction of an Environmental Legal System / Xu Kezhu , Song Wanzhong and Zhu Fen -- Green Credit Policy in China / Yu Xiaogang -- Challenges for Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments / Qie Jianrong -- Refl ections on Environmental Mass Incidents in China / Tong Zhifeng -- Annual Indexes: Environmental Trends / Yang Dongping -- Terminological Glossary / Yang Dongping -- Index / Yang Dongping.

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The China Environment Yearbook , produced by China's preeminent environmental organization Friends of Nature, has established itself as the standard source for on-the-ground civil society perspectives about environmental issues in China. The third English language volume in the series brings readers up to date on the main issues and events in 2007. These include national debates about water and air pollution, the Lake Tai algae crisis, the environmental protests in the city of Xiamen, challenges faced by those planning a “green” Olympics in Beijing for 2008, and the adverse impact of global climate change. The research and analysis contained in the volume depicts the broader patterns of an emerging environmental politics in China - a more assertive and restive citizenry in environmental affairs, the rise of interest groups, and international influences on domestic policy debates. The China Environment Yearbook, Volume 3 is an indispensable source for scholars and policy makers concerned about how China's environmental policies and practices will affect its own future and the future of the earth.

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