Klappentext: This is the first book in English to deal authoritatively with German environmental policy and politics, setting the current debate within its social, political and economic context and representing the different perspectives of academic researchers and environmental activists from...

Not long ago, Republicans could take pride in their party's tradition of environmental leadership. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the GOP helped to create the Environmental Protection Agency, extend the Clean Air Act, and protect endangered species. Today, as Republicans denounce climate...

China's hydraulic society? -- Actors, interests, and issues at stake -- From policy conflict to political showdown : the failure at Pubugou -- From economic development to cultural heritage : expanding the sphere at Dujiangyan -- The Nu River project and the middle ground of political...