Red lines for a green china : adaptation, negotiation and experimentation in China's efforts to transform sustainably

After years of rapid economic growth and unbridled urbanization, China is now attempting to transition to an "ecological civilization," the nation's term for sustainable development. A foundational element of China's approach is the development and enforcement of "ecological conservation red lines" (ERLs). As the most comprehensive conservation plan in China's history, for up to 35% of its territory, ERLs define strictly controlled boundaries for ecosystem services and ecologically sensitive areas in order to safeguard natural resources and human health and to address climate risks. Globally, this is the largest effort ever undertaken to plan land uses across geographic scales based on the optimization of ecosystem services. Based on extensive fieldwork and the application of multiple qualitative research and analysis methods, this dissertation is the first comprehensive study of the politics of the ERL.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Gordon, Jessica A.(Jessica Alexandra)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lawrence Susskind.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123912

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/123912