Environment and development: China and India

Following a trajectory of high growth, China and India face acommon challenge of achieving an environmentally benign pattern ofdevelopment owing to growing global issues like climate change,land degradation, and biodiversity loss. In wake of the above, theChina Council for International Cooperation on Environment andDevelopment (CCICED) and the India Council for SustainableDevelopment (ICSD) commissioned a joint-study, to be conducted byChinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP) and The Energy andResources Institute (TERI).This book is the outcome of the studyand understands the environment and development paradigms for bothIndia and China, identifies key issues, and draws commonalities,differences, and lessons that can be learnt. Key Features: The first comprehensive study of ecological trends in China and India. Authoritative and up-to-date environment and energy related data from China and India Scientific facts and figures graphically represented Offers a synthesized perspective on sustainable development in both the countries Table Of Contents Part I: Synthesis what is common, what is different? Part II: Environment and development China Part III: Environment and development India