The concept, systems, and policies of sustainable development

Author: Teng Teng
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is the research outcome of the major project of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences – "China's Ecology, Resources, Environment, and Sustainable Development." Compared to other countries, China's implementation of the sustainable development strategy is more targeted and has practical significance. The theoretical part of the book primarily focuses on analyzing the current system, with innovative insights into the essence and connotations of sustainable development. The practical part selects issues from three widely areas (global warming, ecological environment, and public resource management) for applied research. It explores how to integrate the principles of sustainable development into the socio-economic institutional framework, making them fully reflected in China's ongoing policy and legal system. The author has long been concerned with the aforementioned issues, and readers can find many profound analyses and thought-provoking reflections in these studies.