PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

A. COUNTRY OVERVIEW


Geographical location

Administrative units

SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites
CLIMATE
NATURAL HAZARDS
 

RELATED INTERNET SITES

English Websites in China 

China Dimensions -Guides for and access to a rich collection of data resources on the People's Republic of China.   Highlights include digital administrative boundaries; fundamental GIS layers; county-level data on population, agriculture,   economics and hospitals; and interactive access to the 1982 census of population. 

IIASA Data Selection Sheet : China

ACASIAN - Asian Spatial Information and Analysis: GIS Data for China, South-East Asia, Soviet Union

China: -White Papers of the Government 
China Environment -Nature Reserves, Air Pollution, Waste & Waste Water, Energy Efficiency, Soil Rehabilitation, 
Recycling, Weather Forecast.... 
China Scenarios -several critical trends will effect China's future Population Growth,  Urbanization,  Industrialization, Food Production.... 
Information on China 
CHINA: National Implementation of Agenda 21 
World Resources Institute- Sustainable Development Information Service 
Welcome to State of the Environment CHINA 1997 
FAOSTAT - FAO on-line multilingual statistics database 
WAICENT - World Agricultural Information Centre 
AGL DATABASES: LAND DATABASES, WATER DATABASES, RELATED DATABASES.... 
 

 
REFERENCES

China 2020 -This new seven-volume set of in-depth reports looks at the key sectoral issues and challenges China must face over the next two decades. 
Clear Water, Blue Skies -China’s Environment in the New Century 
China at a glance 
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in China -Part 1:The Agro-Ecosystem and China's Rural Economy 
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in China -Part 2:China's Transition to SARD 
Agricultural Reform -feeding China in a sustainable method( by Ashley Hanks) 
The Case Study of China:.-Reforms and Resources:The Implications for State Capacity in the PRC 
Poverty Alleviation In China: Commitment, Policies and Expenditures 
China : biodiversity action plan 
China : Environmental action plan of China 1991 - 2000 
China : China conservation strategy 
China : Forestry action plan for China's Agenda 21 (abridged edition) 
China : Report on the state of the environment in China 1994 
China : National report of the People's Republic of China on environment and development 
China : China's Agenda 21 : white paper on China's population, environment, and development in the 21st century 
China : Environmental management in China 
China : Environmental management and planning in the People's Republic of China 
China : Managing the environment in China 
China : Peoples Republic of China : environmental aspects of economic development 
 

Canpeng LUO, Wenhui CHEN, Jianbin XIE et al. (1999) The State of the Land, Water and Plant Nutrient Resources in China, Http://www.fjtu.edu.cn.