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Tianbao, Qin --- "Research Handbook on Chinese Environmental Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) [2015] ELECD 584

Editor(s): Tianbao, Qin

Title: Research Handbook on Chinese Environmental Law

Series: Research Handbooks in Environmental Law series

Topics: Asian Law; Asian Environment; Environmental Law; Environmental Sociology

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 June 2015

Number of pages: c 464

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857931412

EISBN: 9780857931429

Abstract/Description:

This authoritative Research Handbook presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the salient content and major developments in environmental law in transitional China. Through this rigorous examination, it gives a unique insight into the implementation problems and reform needs of environmental governance in China.

This timely book explores the core concepts, basic mechanisms and key challenges of Chinese environmental law, extending the frontier of understanding in this fundamental area. Combining theory and practice, the expert contributors provide an introduction to and comments on relevant environmental laws and regulations and their latest developments. The Research Handbook builds upon previous knowledge of Chinese environmental law, divulging concerns on redressing environmental protection issues in the context of economic growth and sustainable development. Readers will gain a discerning insight into the nuances of environmental regulation in China from this extensive review.

This necessary exploration of Chinese environmental law will be an indispensible reference point for academics and advanced students of environmental studies in general, and environmental law in particular. Practitioners will find the work both informative and important.