{"product_id":"concise-encyclopedia-of-green-technology-in-china-hardcover","title":"Concise Encyclopedia of Green Technology in China - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Liu-Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence R. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing decades of ignoring the environment, China has become a global leader in air and water purification, solid waste management, and wastewater treatment with dramatic growth especially in solar and wind power while major outstanding problems include continued reliance on coal and other fossil fuels especially in power plants and heavy industry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Green Technology in China\u003c\/i\u003e provides a basic understanding of green technology in the environmental and economic policies of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Green technology is defined as any technology used to mitigate or reverse the deleterious effects of human activity on the natural environment. Green technology involves the application of multiple environmental sciences including green chemistry, material sciences, and hydrology along with utilization of renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar, tidal and wave, and wind power. Innovative technologies developed in China include mass production of electric vehicles (EVs), development of photovoltaics along with electronic devices for remote sensing, and monitoring, and utilization of enhanced computer power for the analysis of big data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Liu-Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e has a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular pharmacology with expertise in cancer genomics and is currently a doctoral lecturer in the Department of Biology, College of Staten Island (CSI), City University of New York. She is co-editor and co-translator of \u003ci\u003eChina'sWaterCrisis\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) by Ma Jun and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China \u003c\/i\u003e(2015). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence R. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus of political science, Adelphi University, and a co-editor and co-translator of \u003ci\u003eYangtze! Yangtze! \u003c\/i\u003e(1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe River Dragon Has Come!: The Three Gorges Dam and the Fate of China's Yangtze River and Its People\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) both by Dai Qing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407293202610,"sku":"9781538176863","price":163.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ClvzHr3IBx9781538176863.webp?v=1782850285","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/concise-encyclopedia-of-green-technology-in-china-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}