Patterns of China's Lost Harmony: A Survey of the Country's Environmental Degradation and Protection Contributor(s): Edmonds, Richard Louis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415104785 ISBN-13: 9780415104784 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
Dewey: 363.700 |
LCCN: 93229629 |
Lexile Measure: 1520 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.40 lbs) 344 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The pace of environmental degradation in China has intensified in recent decades. With rapid demographic and economic growth, the current state of degradation has antecedents beginning hundreds of years ago. Patterns of China's Lost Harmony combines historical documentation with contemporary assessment to determine the degree of human impact upon the country's vegetation, soils, water, air and wildlife. |