China's Environmental Challenges

China’s huge environmental challenges affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In this fully revised and updated third edition of her acclaimed book, noted scholar of Chinese environmentalism Judith Shapiro explores China’s struggle to achieve the ‘ecological civilization’ championed by Xi Jinping since 2017.

Drawing on six core analytical concepts - globalization, governance, national identity, civil society, environmental justice, and extract...