In 1982, Vaclav Smil turned upside down traditional perceptions of China as a green paradise in "The Bad Earth", a disturbing book. This new volume, drawn on a

This wide-ranging and path-breaking collection of essays on China’s environmental crisis takes a new approach, transcending the typical “gloom and doom” m

As the dazzling economic and social changes in China have imposed substantial impact upon the quality of environmental governance, it is time to review the prob

China's deepening health crisis reveals the fragility of the party-state and undercuts China's ability to project influence internationally.

China's huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. They affect not only the health and well-being of China but the very future of the planet. In