Judith Shapiro

China’s Environmental Challenges addresses the vast environmental issues that impact not only China's health and well-being but also the future of our planet. In this fully revised and updated third edition, esteemed scholar of Chinese environmentalism Judith Shapiro delves into China’s quest to achieve the ‘ecological civilization’ promoted by Xi Jinping since 2017. Expanding on six pivotal analytical concepts—globalization, governance,...

What does it mean for the future of the planet when one of the world’s most durable authoritarian governance systems pursues "ecological civilization"? Despite its staggering pollution and colossal appetite for resources, China exemplifies a model of state-led environmentalism which concentrates decisive political, economic, and epistemic power under centralized leadership. On the face of it, China seems to embody hope...