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This book explores the relationship between pedestrians/cyclists' mode and route choice to/from metro/railway stations and the micro-level (street-scale) built environment in a second-tier city in China. More specifically, it investigates how the street-scale built environment influences pedestrians/cyclists' mode choice and route choice behavior and examines user preferences for the micro-level built environment around metro stations. The focus on a second-tier city is motivated primarily to expand the set of Chinese cities where the effects of the built environment on pedestrian/cyclist mode and route choice have been studied. Results demonstrate the effects of the street-scale built environment on pedestrian flows. The effects are higher for the main road, which is directly connected with the metro station. The findings of this book are expected to support the design of preferred walking/biking built environments around a metro station. This book appeals to urbanists, planners, engineers, policy makers, and those interested in a wide-ranging overview of slow/green transportation and built environment promotion. These methods not only help to understand the quantitative relationship between built environment design and travel behavior but also support the evaluation and assessment of built environment design in urban planning projects. It reduces the gap in our understanding of the quantitative relationship between the micro-level built environment and pedestrians/cyclists' transportation mode and route choice around the metro station. Both stated choice data and revealed choice data were used. An extended set of micro-level built environment attributes was developed. Besides the widely studied transportation-related factors, street-level built environment factors were studied using quantitative methods.

This book focuses on the evaluation, coordination, and effects of China's natural resource utilization. By adopting both quantitative and qualitative analyses, this book objectively evaluates the spatial distribution characteristics and coupling relationship of China's natural resource utilization based on the status quo and prominent problems during resource utilization. Moreover, the environmental, economic, and price fluctuation effects of China's natural resource utilization are discussed. Finally, current policy systems for efficient utilization of natural resources in China and abroad are provided, which suggest a way for China to achieve efficient utilization of natural resources through an appropriate policy mechanism.This book aims to seek the balance the utilization of natural resources and sustainable development in China. It puts forward a new paradigm of natural resource utilization by incorporating the efficiency evaluation, coordination measures, and effect mechanisms of different kinds of natural resources. The evaluation system and related research methods for the efficient utilization of natural resources are very mature, laying a foundation for the development of this book's content. As the conservation of natural resources is widely accepted, this book helps readers understand how to achieve efficient natural resource utilization in China. Meanwhile, the study of resource utilization in China can provide insights for other countries.

This book explores the political economy of China-Pakistan economic corridor, a major pilot project for Chinäs ¿One Belt, One Road¿ initiatives. Pakistan will provide China with not only a pathway access to the Indian Ocean, Middle East and Africa, but also vital connections to the Trans-Asia railway network that links Southeast Asia, South Asia and West Asia. This book analyzes how domestic factors in Pakistan will affect Chinäs $46 billion investments. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and journalists.

This book offers fresh critical insights to the field of media convergence with a particular focus on the mainstream media of China. It begins with an exploration of the emerging change among the entire mediascape: the clear and distinct boundaries that used to demarcate media channels are gradually dissolved, and the widespread introduction and application of new communication technologies have brought both challenges and opportunities toward China. This is followed by a series of theoretical endeavor about the link between conventional media and new media. Drawing on President Xi Jinping's guiding opinions regarding with media convergence, this book then analyzes the political task laid upon mainstream media in which challenges may be turned into opportunities. Given its conceptual focus and practical contribution, the book helps media professionals and related government agencies understand the wide variety of changes brought about by media convergence and the new directionfor media development.

This book analyzes two main trends of prevailing populism and nationalism in China and Southeast Asian nations and rising tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) by experts from China and Southeast Asia. The book involves the most recent developments and indicates future trends. This is the first book which goes deeply into the SCS dispute from the perspectives on populism and nationalism and thus highlighting their significance in Asian politics. The broad approach adopted in the book with focus on all important countries expands the scope of readership beyond specific academic community. The book interests academics, policy makers, journalists, general reader, and students of Asian politics. The main body of this book is divided into 8 parts, in which the first section briefly introduces the aims and scope of this book. The following 7 parts look at the new development of populism and nationalism in China and ASEAN claimant states and some important non-claimant states mainly including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, and its multiple effects on the SCS dispute.

This volume addresses the rapid growth of China's cultural industry and its significant cultural and economic impact on the country. It considers what exactly constitutes the cultural industry, defining the basis for discussions on issues as the internal tensions constraining China's cultural industry development. It examines the place of culture and cultural industry in relation to China's overall development, and what kinds of strategies, policies and concrete measures are most effective in promoting the industry's growth, exploring the role of Government in Cultural Industrial Development.

This book establishes theories and methods of climate change economics based on the perspective of human development. The book, in two volumes, consists of papers and research reports authored by Pan Jiahua or researchers under his guidance. Professor Pan Jiahua is a leading figure in the field of political economy in climate change and has written extensively. The book is divided into four parts, covering theories, methods, governance, and policies. ¿ The theory part includes the general economics of climate change, the political economy of climate change, carbon emissions, and human development. ¿ The method part covers the economic analysis of greenhouse gas reduction and economics of low-carbon economic development. ¿ The governance is on the design and construction of international climate regimes and China's role and choice. ¿ Finally, the policy part consists of three chapters: policy choices for low-carbon transformation, energy-saving emission reduction, and low-carbon development and adaptation to climate change. The disciplines involved in climate change economics include welfare economics, development economics, international political economics, and property rights economics. In the context of multidisciplinary cross-cutting, the economics of climate change has evolved. The book proposes theories, methods and offers policy solutions and cases. It is of high academic and empirical value for developing countries to strive for fair rights and interests in international climate negotiations, obtain development space, and pursue a low-carbon and ecological economy. Professor Jiahua Pan and his team at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have contributed greatly to the development of climate change economics in China. Their work has laid the foundation of climate change economics from basic concepts, frameworks, and systems and has a great significance in promoting the development of climate change economics.

The purpose of this volume is to explore sustainable innovation and ¿fair development¿ in China. It examines various existing problems currently faced in China, such as food safety, education, healthcare, employment, housing, the environment and censorship, among others, and provides different perspectives in relation to fair development. Topics covered include coordinated governance, energy consumption and policy, dynamic sustainability, green marketing, and people-oriented education. While the focus of the volume is on China, the research process and structure presented can also be used to explore fair development in other emerging economies.Fair development is a framework that includes such principles as sustainability, with particular respect to the implications for human development in the context of available opportunities, resources, and outputs. China, the world¿s second largest economy, continues to face several challenges when pursuing sustainable development, suchas unbalanced growth pressure in the central and western regions and rural areas of China, the fragility of the natural environment, and resource constraints and structural problems in economic and social development. It is a crucial mission for China to sustain economic growth without sacrificing environmental sustainability or human rights. For example, there is increasing pressure on China to reduce its dependence on fossil energy. Therefore, innovations in technologies, management, and even systems are critical to drive a transition to low-carbon energy, which will be a long-term process.Featuring contributions from a diverse group of researchers from multiple disciplines, this volume provides a comprehensive collection of perspectives on economic, political, and social development in China.

In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's history from the classical era to the present day, describing the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, and reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future.

Seit Max Webers Artikel "Konfuzianismus und Taoismus" sind im Hinblick auf das makrosoziologische Wissen über China keine grundlegenden Fortschritte zu verzeichnen. Ausgehend von den Gegebenheiten des heutigen Taiwan in der modernen Weltgesellschaft untersucht Chih-Chieh Tang die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung vom archaischen über das traditionelle China bis zum modernen Taiwan nach dem systemtheoretischen Ansatz. Er präsentiert ein heuristisches Gesamtbild dieser Evolution und diskutiert Übereinstimmungen und Differenzen zwischen der im Lande entstandenen und der endogenen funktionalen Differenzierung im Westen. Abschließend stellt er Überlegungen an über eine mögliche Komplementarität der Logik der funktionalen Differenzierung zum chinesischen Yin/Yang-Denken in Richtung der Systemrationalität.

Die Welt ist in Unordnung geraten, und China ist ein zentraler Faktor dieser Verschiebung: Der rasche Aufstieg der Volksrepublik zur zweitgrößten Wirtschaftsmacht zwingt die USA, Russland, die Europäische Union und den Globalen Süden, ihre Rolle in einer sich neu formierenden, womöglich multipolaren Welt neu zu bestimmen.Die renommierte Sinologin Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik analysiert Chinas Weltmachtstrategie und ordnet sie in das Spannungsfeld der Rivalität mit den USA und Russland ein. Sie zeigt, welche Interessen China im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum verfolgt, warum die Taiwan-Frage und die Entwicklungen im Südchinesischen Meer zu zentralen geopolitischen Herausforderungen geworden sind, und welche Bedeutung neue multilaterale Bündnisse wie BRICS oder die Shanghai Cooperation Organization für die Neuordnung der Welt haben.Im Zentrum steht dabei Europa. Denn der überraschende Befund dieses Buches lautet: Die Europäische Union ist im geopolitischen Machtspiel zwischen China, Russland und den USA kein Zuschauer, sondern ein Akteur, der am Ende entscheidend sein könnte. Ein kluges, hochaktuelles Buch, das hilft, China zu verstehen - und Europas Handlungsspielräume in einer Welt im Umbruch realistisch einzuordnen.

Ein radikal neuer Ansatz zur Überwindung der politischen SpaltungDie Welt ist in einem Dauerkrisenzustand. Und die Demokratie scheitert immer häufiger an den Grenzen unseres Gehirns. Die kognitiven Anforderungen von Inklusion, Toleranz und Diversität überfordern uns - unabhängig von der politischen Ausrichtung. Liya Yu verbindet Neurowissenschaft, Politik und ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen aus gespaltenen Gesellschaften und zeigt, wie wir mit einer neuropolitischen Strategie unsere Demokratie wieder stärken, der rechtspopulistischen Dehumanisierung Andersdenkender entgegenwirken und das Versprechen einer gerechten, inklusiven Gesellschaft einlösen können. "Liya Yu zählt zu den wichtigsten wissenschaftlichen Stimmen in Deutschland." Brand New Bundestag, Nominierung für den Progressive Science Voices Award 2024"Yus neuropolitische Theorie ist einer der wichtigsten Impulse für 2025." Philosophie Magazin