Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: China's Environmental Policy A Critical Survey -- Chapter 2: Environmental Policies, Regulations, and Investment in China -- Chapter 3: Government Decentralization, Energy Saving, and Environmental Protection -- Chapter 4: Decentralization and the Environment -- Chapter 5: Income Growth, Urbanization, Changing Lifestyles, and CO2 Emissions in China -- Chapter 6: Passenger Transportation Systems in Large Chinese Cities and Life-Cycle Green house Gas Emissions -- Chapter 7: The Greenness of China's Cities -- Chapter 8: Urban Planning -- Chapter 9: Carbon Footprint in the Least Developed Regions -- Chapter 10: Environment-Related Taxes in China -- Chapter 11: The Incidence of Carbon Tax in China -- Chapter 12: The Effectiveness of Pollution- Control Policies in China -- Contributors -- Index.
This volume tackles a range of ecological issues caused by rapid urban growth in Chinaand examines the policies meant to protect the environment. It features discussionsfrom leading scholars on current regulations, government decentralization and environmentalprotection, urban development, industrial air pollution, household greenhousegas emissions, and transportation systems.