China's Economic Growth : The Impact on Regions, Migration and the Environment

The Impact on Regions Migration and the Environment

By: T. Cannon (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 August 2000 | Edition Number 1

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In 1979 China initiated a series of reforms which have been among the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has ever seen, these reforms also induced some of the most profound social and environmental shifts. Scores of millions of people, apparently surplus to the needs of agriculture, have been attracted to booming rural enterprises, or to the uncertainties of towns and cities, where their work has contributed to the informal sector and an immense construction boom. This book looks at two aspects of the impacts of the reforms - first, on the demography of the country (especially migration and urbanization); and second, on the environment. A third part examines various problems of environmental degradation in relation to natural processes and human efforts to mitigate their effects. It reminds us that many environmental problems are associated with natural processes, but also that human efforts to remedy them are limited by the economy and political will.

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List of Figures	p. vii
List of Plates	p. viii
List of Maps	p. ix
List of Tables	p. x
Preface	p. xiii
Note on Chinese Terms	p. xv
Notes on the Contributors	p. xvi
Introduction-The Economic Reforms, Demographic Processes and Environmental Problems	p. 1
Demographic Processes and the Economic Reforms
Pressures of Development on China's Cities and Regions	p. 33
Patterns of Migration under the Reforms	p. 56
The Floating Population in China's Cities: A New Ethnic Underclass?	p. 91
Family Planning and Fertility among Temporary Migrants	p. 115
Economic Growth and Environmental Problems
Wuhan: Policies for Management and Improvement of a Polluted city	p. 143
Recent Developments and Prospects for the Sanxia (Three Gorges) Dam	p. 161
World Bank Policies, Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction	p. 184
Urban Transport in China: Whither the Bicycle?	p. 210
Is Ecological Agriculture Sustainable in China?	p. 226
Erosion Problems and Policies
Assessing and Managing the Soil Erosion Problem in southern China	p. 251
Soil Erosion and Conservation on Subtropical Arable Soils in Yunnan Province, South-west China	p. 279
Erosion in Deep Gorges: the Leaping Tiger Gorge on the Upper Yangtze	p. 293
Index	p. 309
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