Chinese Environmental Contention : Linking Up against Waste Incineration

• Tác giả: Maria Bondes
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.720951 Land, recreational and wilderness areas, energy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (321 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 181684
• Chủ đề: 1. China; 2. Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; 3. Political activism

Tóm tắt

A plethora of new actors has in recent years entered China's environmental arena. In Western countries, the linkages and diffusion processes between such actors often drive environmental movements. Through a study of Chinese anti-incineration contention, *Chinese Environmental Contention: Linking Up against Waste Incineration* investigates how the different contentious actors in China's green sphere link up, and what this means for environmental contention. It addresses questions such as: What lies behind the notable increase of environmental protests in China? And what are the potentials for the emergence of an environmental movement? The book shows that a complex network of ties has emerged in China's environmental realm under Hu Jintao. Affected communities across the country have connected with each other and with national-level environmentalists, experts and lawyers. Such networked contention fosters both local campaigns and national-level policy advocacy. Beyond China, the detailed case studies shed light on the dynamics behind the diffusion of contention under restrictive political conditions.