Environmental Administrative Decisions, V. 12, February 2005 to August 2006

Environmental Administrative Decisions, V. 12, February 2005 to August 2006
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 908
Release: 2007-10-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780160785313

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE-- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Contains the decisions of the Environmental Appeals Board as well as tables of: cases reported; Federal judicial decisions cited; Federal administrative decisions cited; Federal statutes cited; and Federal regulations cited. Includes a subject index. Enviornmental scientists and attorneys may be interested in these cases as well as students pursuing coursework and research papers about environmental decisions that impace environmental regulations and statutes.

Governance and Public Administration in China

Governance and Public Administration in China
Author: Toby S. James
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2022-12-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000811786

China has traditionally been held up around the world as the archetype of centralised governance and a top-down system of public administration. But to what extent does this remain true of modern China? This book provides an updated perspective on modern China through a series of cutting edge, original studies focusing on public administration in China. The book opens with an overview of the key political institutions and the evolution of public administration research in China, followed by two distinct sections. Part I contains studies focusing on power, governance, and administration. Part II focuses on ‘what works’ in solving wicked problems in Chinese society. The volume shows that China has seen some localisation and decentralisation, alongside experiments with collaboration and networked-based policy making. However, the system of governance and public administration remains innately top-down and centralised with the centre holding strong policy levers and control over society. As the pandemic revealed, this statist approach provided both governing opportunities and disadvantages. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Policy Studies.

Emissions, Pollutants and Environmental Policy in China

Emissions, Pollutants and Environmental Policy in China
Author: Bo Miao
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-09-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135115982

As the world's biggest polluter, the environmental challenges that China faces in controlling its airborne emissions are crucial, not only to its own population in terms of tackling the severe domestic air pollution, but also to the planet as it faces calls from the international community to accept its responsibilities in cutting greenhouse gases. Deteriorating air quality clearly shows that China’s current environmental regime is unsuited to either tackle the rampant domestic air pollution or contribute fairly to international climate action. As such, this book explores the feasibility of applying a national emissions trading system to control multiple air pollutants in China. It begins with an outline of the existing emissions management system and goes onto explore whether a national emissions trading system is a viable choice to combat China’s conventional air pollutants. To this end, there is an in-depth analysis of the two pilot sulphur dioxide emissions trading programs in Taiyuan and Jiangsu, as well as an examination of emissions trading schemes in the US and EU. Finally, the book discusses the key design elements of a multi-pollutant cap-and-trade scheme that addresses both conventional air pollutants and greenhouse gasses. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in the fields of environmental studies, Chinese politics and environmental law. It will also be invaluable to policy makers in the field.