Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River Nature and Power in the People’s Republic of China /

• Main Author: Grumbine, R. Edward (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
• Subjects: Environment.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Political science.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Political Science.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Environmental Management.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

China’s meteoric rise to economic powerhouse might be charted with dams. Every river in the country has been tapped to power exploding cities and factories—every river but one. Running through one of the richest natural areas in the world, the Nujiang’s raging waters were on the verge of being damme...