{"product_id":"blue-skies-over-beijing-matthew-e-kahn-9780691192819","title":"Blue Skies Over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow individuals and the government are changing life in China's polluted cities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The country is currently the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter and several of the most polluted cities in the world are in China. Yet, millions of people continue moving to its cities seeking opportunities. \u003ci\u003eBlue Skies over Beijing \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the ways that China's urban development impacts local and global environmental challenges. Focusing on day-to-day choices made by the nation's citizens, families, and government, Matthew Kahn and Siqi Zheng examine how Chinese urbanites are increasingly demanding cleaner living conditions and consider where China might be headed in terms of sustainable urban growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKahn and Zheng delve into life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution. Urban parents in China have a strong desire to protect their children from environmental risk, and calls for a better quality of life from the rising middle class places pressure on government officials to support greener policies. Using the historical evolution of American cities as a comparison, the authors predict that as China's economy moves away from heavy manufacturing toward cleaner sectors, many of China's cities should experience environmental progress in upcoming decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking at pressing economic and environmental issues in urban China, \u003ci\u003eBlue Skies over Beijing \u003c\/i\u003eshows that a cleaner China will mean more social stability for the nation and the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew E. Kahn, Siqi Zheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691192812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691192819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Matthew E. Kahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055780491519,"sku":"9780691192819","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dacd6d60-56b1-4348-9f6a-85004d4c59be.jpg?v=1685037752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-skies-over-beijing-matthew-e-kahn-9780691192819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}