Download or read book Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume 6 written by Jianqiang Liu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series is a translation of selections from the 2014 or the 9th edition of the Annual Report on Environment Development of China. Friends of Nature, which has been organizing the writing and compilation of the Annual Report, is the first and continues to be one of the most influential Chinese environmental NGO. Articles in the current volume, written by a group of academics, independent scholars, activists and journalists cover recent development in a host of environment-related issues in China, including water and air pollution, the evolving role of NGO, pollution’s impact on human health, progress in environmental legislation and species protection, and the environmental consequences of poor urban planning.