for the country. We then turn to China, an increasingly significant economic partner for Russia. The European Union … as well as sources of other financing. China's importance to Russia has also increased, especially with respect to …

China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse after four decades of unprecedented growth. Such growth has generated … many environmental challenges with enormous ecological, socioeconomic, and health consequences in China and beyond …. Water shortages are widespread. Biodiversity continues to decline. China is the world's top CO emitter, although per capita …

Income inequality in China is severe; measured by the Gini-coefficient it amounted to 0.46 in 2011; wealth distribution … change from "nation" to "people" indicates that the political decision-makers in China accepted the aim of a fair income …

China's Policymaking Environment -- 6. Emissions Trading to Improve Air Quality in an Industrial City in the People … -- 10. China's Environment: A Bibliographic Essay -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index. … -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. China's Road to Sustainable Development: An Overview -- 2. Public Environmental Consciousness in …