China's Environmental Crisis

In 1982, Vaclav Smil Turned Upside Down Traditional Perceptions Of China As A Green Paradise In The Bad Earth, A Disturbing Book. This New Volume, Drawn On A Much Broader Canvas, Updates And Expands On The Basic Arguments And Perceptions Of The Bad Earth. This Book Is Not A Systematic Litany Of What Went Wrong And How Much - But Rather An Inquiry Into The Fundamental Factors, Needs, Prospects, And Limits Of Modern Chinese Society, All Seen Through The Critical Environmental Constraints And Impacts.