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Where the dragon meets the Angry River : [Book] : nature and power in the People's Republic of China / R. Edward Grumbine.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Shearwater Books, c2010.Description: 236 pages, [8] pages of plates : color illustration, map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781597265515 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1597265519 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1610911601 (paperback)
  • 9781610911603 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.72095135
Other classification:
  • 333.72095135
Summary: 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 dammed when a 2004government moratorium halted construction. Might the Chinese dragon bow to the "Angry River"? Would Beijing put local people and their land ahead of power and profit? Could this remote region actually become a model for sustainable growth? -- Publisher Summary.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor 333.72095135 GRU-W (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 53336
Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Auxiliary Section 333.72095135 GRU-W (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 53337
Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Auxiliary Section 333.72095135 GRU-W (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 53338
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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 dammed when a 2004government moratorium halted construction. Might the Chinese dragon bow to the "Angry River"? Would Beijing put local people and their land ahead of power and profit? Could this remote region actually become a model for sustainable growth? -- Publisher Summary.

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