This study provides a guide to & analysis of the intricate web of policies & institutions that now impact on grassland degradation & sustainable development in China's pastoral region. It also reveals broader insights into how China grapples with complex ecological & livelihood problems as it...

Water shortage is one of the major environmental challenges in emerging Asian economies such as India and the People's Republic of China (PRC), presenting significant threats to livelihood and food security in coming decades. The growing population, increasing demand for food, rapid...

1. The Cooperation Imperative -- 2. Environmental, Social and Governance Challenges in China Today -- 3. China and Innovation -- 4. Implications of the Technology Race -- 5. Understanding Chinese History: A Brief Look Back at China from its Origins through the 1700s -- 6. A Century of...

In seinem Weltbestseller Die Welt ist flach zeigt Thomas Friedman die positiven und produktiven Folgen der Globalisierung. In seinem neuen Buch diagnostiziert Friedman die äußerst gefährlichen Folgen dieser Entwicklung: Die globale Erwärmung und das gewaltige Wachstum der Erdbevölkerung...