Smil, Vaclav. <br/><br/>
China's environmental crisis :  an inquiry into the limits of national development / 
by Vaclav Smil. 
 - Armonk, N.Y. :  M.E. Sharpe,  c1993. 
 - xix, 257 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "An East gate book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. People's mouths<br/>2. Existential necessities<br/>3. China's modernization<br/>4. Energizing the advances<br/>5. Growing food<br/>6. Living with the limits 
<br/><br/> In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth". Updating and expanding its basic arguments and perceptions, this volume is an inquiry into the fundamental factors, needs, prospects, and limits of modern Chinese society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0873328191 (alk. paper) 1563240416 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780873328197 (alk. paper) 9781563240416 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91020037  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental policy--China.<br/>Economic development--Environmental aspects.<br/>Política ambiental<br/>Desarrollo económico --Aspectos ambientales 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GE 185  / S641c 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.7/0951