Geographical Diversity and Sustainable Development in China - China's General Program for Sustainable Development (Volume 14)

Author: Cai Yunlong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is Volume 14 of the Comprehensive Outline of China's Sustainable Development. It replaces the concept of "regional disparity" with "geographical diversity" and uses this as its fundamental perspective to elaborate on China's rich geographical diversity and its relationship with regional sustainable development. It addresses both how to "coordinate regional development" and emphasizes the need for "harmony in diversity." The book first discusses the diversity of natural ecology and natural resources, socio-economic development, regional development patterns, culture, and regional diversity at the national scale. Then, based on regional characteristics of natural resources, ecological environment, and socio-economics, as well as the spatial connections of major economic centers, it divides the country into seven major regions: the Middle and Lower Yangtze River, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and South China, the Bohai Rim and North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, Southwest China, and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. It elaborates on the resource and environmental characteristics, socio-economic development, national role, internal geographical diversity, and spatial connections of each region, as well as the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and strategies for regional sustainable development. Finally, from the perspective of regional sustainable development, it explains the basic approaches China has taken to implement the Scientific Outlook on Development, coordinating regional, urban-rural, economic-social, and human-nature harmonious development, as well as regional development and opening-up. This book serves as a reference for decision-makers, planners, managers, and researchers from international organizations, research institutions, enterprises, and universities engaged in theoretical and practical research on sustainable development. At the same time, as one of the major documentary collections of the Comprehensive Outline of China's Sustainable Development, it will be an ideal choice for book collections both domestically and internationally.