Environmental Consciousness in China

Environmental Consciousness in China: Change with Social Transformation discusses the status of environmental consciousness within China from both an economic and political view. It then compares and contrasts the situation in China with Western nations. This is the first book that includes a comparison of urban and rural groups based on China's unique modernization background.

Autorentext
Qiu Zhong has a PhD in Sociology from Hohai University, China and a Professional Science Masters (PSM) degree inEnvironmental Science from Oklahoma State University, USA. Dr. Qiu Zhong's interests lie in environmental sociology and environmental management. She is dedicating to the research of global engagement, and environmental change and management. Guoqing Shi is the Dean of School of Public Administration of Hohai University and Director of the National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, China. Professor Shi's interests lie in environmental sociology, environment impact assessment, and forced displacement and resettlement.

Inhalt
Part I. Environmental Degradation and Socio-economic Development
1. China Environmental issues 1950s -21st Century

2. China's Socio-economic Development

   Part II. Environmental Consciousness - Essentials for the change
   3. What is Environmental Consciousness

3. Mythology

4. Theory

   Part III. Does environmental consciousness change?
   6. Comparison between China and the U.S

5. Environmental Consciousness Change

   Part IV. Why does it change?
   8. Research Purpose and Data Collection

6. Pollution Drive
7. Subjective angle: Constructivism

8. Economic angle: Post-material

   Part V. Environmental behavior, it matters
   12. Protection Willingness

9. Protection Actions

10. Environmental Movement

    Part VI How would the future be?
    15. From the consciousness to the change

11. Happening NOW