China's Limits to Growth Greening State and

In this book a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world studies the environmental challenge posed by China's phenomenal economic growth. An exploration of the environmental challenge posed by China's phenomenal economic growth. Written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world. Argues that China's development poses the greatest ever challenge for the modern world in terms of speed, size and resource scarcity. Discusses issues such as cleaner production, green car technology, resettlement resulting from dam building, and biotechnology. Moves beyond the dichotomy between alarmist, radical views and moderate notions of incremental change.

Peter Ho is Professor of International Development Studies at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences and Director of the Centre for Development Studies of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He is the author of Institutions in Transition (2005) and the editor of Developmental Dilemmas (2005).

Eduard B. Vermeer was formerly Senior Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Asia Pacific Business Review and China Information.

Together with Jacob Eyferth, Peter Ho and Eduard B. Vermeer have also co-edited Rural Development in Transitional China (2004).

Preface

vii

Notes on Contributors

ix

Part 1. From Developmental to Environmental Policies

Trajectories for Greening in China: Theory and Practice

1

(26)

Peter Ho

Environment and Modernity in Transitional China: Frontiers of Ecological Modernization

27

(28)

Arthur P. J. Mol

Implementation of Chinese Environmental Law: Regular Enforcement and Political Campaigns

55

(18)

Benjamin van Rooij

Part 2. The 'Technological Fix': Greening Industry and Business

Effects of Economic and Environmental Reform on the Diffusion of Cleaner Coal Technology in China

73

(24)

Stephanie B. Ohshita

Leonard Ortolano

Implementing Cleaner Production Programmes in Changzhou and Nantong, Jiangsu Province

97

(22)

Hongyan He Oliver

Leonard Ortolano

Whither the Car? China's Automobile Industry and Cleaner Vehicle Technologies

119

(24)

Jimin Zhao

Environmental Reform, Technology Policy and Transboundary Pollution in Hong Kong

143

(34)

Richard Welford

Peter Hills

Jacqueline Lam

Part 3. Environmental Frictions? Dams, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Resettlement Programmes and Environmental Capacity in the Three Gorges Dam Project

177

(22)

Gorild Heggelund

A Market Road to Sustainable Agriculture? Ecological Agriculture, Green Food and Organic Agriculture in China

199

(26)

Richard Sanders

Biotechnology and Food Safety in China: Consumers' Acceptance or Resistance?

225

(26)

Peter Ho

Eduard B. Vermeer

Jennifer H. Zhao

China's Limits to Growth? The Difference Between Absolute, Relative and Precautionary Limits

251

(16)

Peter Ho

Eduard B. Vermeer

Index

267

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