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April 2008, Sustainability in China:Past, Present and Future
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"Development vs. Protection: The Effects of Modernization on China’s Environ" by Cho-yun HSU
Environmental challenges facing China today began with industrialization under the Qing dynasty, as a leading environmental historian explains.
Cho-yun HSU Cho-yun Hsu is professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and holds the position of special distinguished research fellow at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He is the author of numerous books, and his works Han Agriculture and Ancient China in Transition have played an important role in the study of Chinese agrarian history. In recent years, Professor Hsu has focused his research on analyzing corporate management issues from a historical perspective and using traditional Chinese wisdom to promote business success. He can be contacted at hsusun@yahoo.com.
Top"Sustainable Real Estate Development Provides Boost" by Eric LEE
Concepts such as sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, and triple-bottom-line reporting are changing the property industry—and improving the bottom line.
Eric LEE Eric Lee is international director for Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate money management and services firm. He has over 25 years of practical experience in providing property management and consultancy services for clients in Hong Kong, mainland China, Thailand, Korea and the Philippines. Since 2000, he has been aggressively pushing for sustainable methods in property management. He can be contacted at eric.lee@ap.jll.com.
Top"China’s Mineral Resources: Vast Reserves, Looming Shortages" by Gregory VEECK
Massive population, rapid economic growth, and an expansive geography pose major challenges as China seeks to make the most of its considerable reserves of strategic metals and ores.
Gregory VEECK Gregory Veeck is a professor in the Department of Geography at Western Michigan University. He specializes in economic geography, agriculture, rural development, and rural environmental and ecological issues. Most of his research focuses on Asia, and he lived and worked in China for a number of years. Recently, he has been working with the Rural Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on a study of the health of grasslands in Inner Mongolia. He can be contacted at veeckg@wmich.edu
Top"Coal: An Abundant Fuel with an Uncertain Future" by Vaclav SMIL
Used in China for thousands of years, coal continues to be an important—albeit increasingly controversial—source of domestically produced energy.
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