Environmental Consciousness in China

Environmental Consciousness in China: Change with Social Transformation discusses the status of environmental consciousness within China from both an economic and political view. It then compares and contrasts the situation in China with Western nations. This is the first book that includes a comparison of urban and rural groups based on China’s unique modernization background.

• Considers China’s environmental record from an historical perspective
• Assesses the current state of environmental consciousness in China
• Discusses likely future trends in environmental consciousness
• Compares China’s record on environmental consciousness with Western nations

Environmental researchers, Environmentalists, Environmental policy makers, Sociologists

Part I. Environmental Degradation and Socio-economic Development
China Environmental issues 1950s -21st Century
China’s Socio-economic Development

Part II. Environmental Consciousness – Essentials for the change
What is Environmental Consciousness
Mythology
Theory

Part III. Does environmental consciousness change?
Comparison between China and the U.S
Environmental Consciousness Change

Part IV. Why does it change?
Research Purpose and Data Collection
Pollution Drive
Subjective angle: Constructivism
Economic angle: Post-material

Part V. Environmental behavior, it matters
Protection Willingness
Protection Actions
Environmental Movement

Part VI How the future would be?
From the consciousness to the change
Happening NOW
References
Acknowledgements