One Lifeboat: China and the World's Environment and Development (e-book)

Published: April 2, 2008, 5:19 pm

Topics:

Environmental Economics (main) Sustainable Development (main) International Environmental Issues (main)

Published: December 2006, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Authors: Arthur J. Hanson and Claude Martin. In association with Earl Drake and Jeremy Warford. With contributions from Leo Horn, John MacKinnon, David Norse, David Runnalls, Bernie Sonntag and Wanhua Yang.
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1. Rising Interdependency
2. China's Growth and Consequences
   1. Comparative Situation
   2. Ecological Footprint
   3. Trade, Investment and Expenditures Abroad
   4. International Cooperation Roles
   5. Environment and Security Matters
3. Case studies (One Lifeboat: China and the World's Environment and Development (e-book))
   1. Case Study 1 – International Market Supply Chains
   2. Case Study 2 – Trade in Illegally Produced, Harvested or Transported Materials
   3. Case Study 3 – Biosecurity and Biodiversity Protection
   4. Case Study 4 – Regional Environmental Impacts – River and Marine Water Issues
   5. Case Study 5 – Learning From and Sharing Environmental Experience
4. Ten Issues
   1. Issue 1 – Enhancing Domestic Performance on Environmental Regulation and Enforcement, Pricing, and Environmental Planning and Management within China
   2. Issue 2 – Reducing the Impact of China’s Activities on Global Resource and Environmental Conditions
   3. Issue 3 – Avoiding Pathways Taken by High-consuming Nations
   4. Issue 4 – Improving Market Access and Promoting Sustainable Trade
   5. Issue 5 – Aligning Production and Manufacturing with International Environment, Health and Safety Approaches, Standards and Performance
   6. Issue 6 – Alignment with International SHE Standards
   7. Issue 7 – Dealing with New Types of Environmental Problems
   8. Issue 8 – Fast-track of Innovations for Sustainable Development
   9. Issue 9 – Information Quality
   10. Issue 10 – Capacity to Share China’s Environment and Development Solutions Globally
5. Conclusions (One Lifeboat: China and the World's Environment and Development (e-book))

Citation

Development, I., Hanson, A., & Martin, C. (2008). One Lifeboat: China and the World's Environment and Development (e-book). Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/One_Lifeboat:_China_and_the_World's_Environment_and_Development_(e-book)