Issue #2
The Good Earth
In Search of the Chinese Commons
April–June 2017
In June 2017, the government of the United States announced its intention to withdraw from the Paris Accords, severely undermining the global effort to contain climate change. Since then, China has entered the fray, attempting to portray itself as a world leader on environmental issues. While global attention has focussed on China’s top-down environmental efforts, this issue considers the engagement of Chinese citizens with state policies on the environment, and looks into their potential for articulating workable grassroots alternatives. In particular, we consider the management of public resources—the so-called ‘commons’.
Table of Contents
Focus
Introducing the Chinese Commons | Andrea E. PiaA Water Commons in China? | Andrea E. Pia
Amateurism and Our Common Concern for Biodiversity | Timothy McLellan
Commons and the Right to the City in Contemporary China | Carlo Inverardi-Ferri
Burning Coal in Tangshan: Energy Resources as Commons | Edwin Schmitt
Protecting Sacred Commons | Brendan A. Galipeau