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Green Innovation in China: China´s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Joanna I Lewis
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Description for Green Innovation in China: China´s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNBL; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
As the greatest coal-producing and consuming nation in the world, China would seem an unlikely haven for wind power. Yet the country now boasts a world-class industry that promises to make low-carbon technology more affordable and available to all. Conducting an empirical study of China's remarkable transition and the possibility of replicating their model elsewhere, Joanna I. Lewis adds greater depth to a theoretical understanding of China's technological innovation systems and its current and future role in a globalized economy. Lewis focuses on China's specific methods of international technology transfer, its forms of international cooperation and competition, and its implementation ... Read more
As the greatest coal-producing and consuming nation in the world, China would seem an unlikely haven for wind power. Yet the country now boasts a world-class industry that promises to make low-carbon technology more affordable and available to all. Conducting an empirical study of China's remarkable transition and the possibility of replicating their model elsewhere, Joanna I. Lewis adds greater depth to a theoretical understanding of China's technological innovation systems and its current and future role in a globalized economy. Lewis focuses on China's specific methods of international technology transfer, its forms of international cooperation and competition, and its implementation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Contemporary Asia in the World
Condition
New
Weight
384 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231153317
SKU
V9780231153317
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About Joanna I Lewis
Joanna I. Lewis is an associate professor of science, technology, and international affairs at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Her research focuses on energy and environmental issues in China, including renewable energy industry development and climate change policy. She has worked for numerous governmental, nongovernmental, and international organizations and is a lead author of the Intergovernmental ... Read more
Reviews for Green Innovation in China: China´s Wind Power Industry and the Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Because there is no more important issue to future generations than climate change and no more important country in the effort to control greenhouse gas emissions than China, Joanna Lewis's book is particularly timely and welcome. Thoroughly researched and well-written, this informative volume goes a long way toward helping us understand the critical role China plays in both the causes ... Read more