China's Past, China's Future: Energy, Food, Environment (Asia's Transformations/Critical Asian Scholarship)
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China's Past, China's Future: Energy, Food, Environment (As...
Book Details
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780415314992
• Writer: Vaclav Smil
• Book Edition: 1st Edition
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Pages: 256
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject/Category: Environmental Studies, China, Energy, Food Security
About The Book
This comprehensive volume by Vaclav Smil, a leading scholar on the Earth's biosphere, explores the significant environmental challenges facing China due to its massive population and rapid development. The book offers an in-depth analysis of China's energy resources, their uses, impacts, and future prospects from the 1970s oil crisis to the present day. It also addresses the critical issue of food production to sustain China's population. Praised for its factual and balanced perspective, this book is an essential resource for understanding the complex interactions between energy, food, and the environment in modern China.
About the Author
Vaclav Smil is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba, Canada, and a globally recognized authority on the biosphere and China's environment. He is the author of numerous influential books on environmental and energy topics.
