"The environment is one of the defining issues of our times, and it is closely linked to questions and dilemmas surrounding economic development. Southeast Asia is one of the world's most economically and demographically dynamic regions, and it is also one in which a host of environmental issues...

Preface -- The Boom of Local Green Development in China -- China's Local Green Development Background -- A Run-Down City Regains Competence: Shanghai -- A Polluted City's Path Towards Low-Carbon Pioneering: Baoding -- A Poor County's Green Leap Forward: "Green Rising-Up" in Wuning -- A...