AC/UNU Millennium Project
China Node
Dramatic changes have taken place in the world in the
last two decades of this century. Conspicuous among these is the rapid
development of East and South-East Asia, a region with one third of the
world population, transforming from agricultural society to industrial
society, from planned economy to market economy, from a homogeneous and
unitary society into a heterogeneous and diversified society. The pace,
depth, and magnitude of this transition, while bringing about benefits
to local people, have exerted severe human ecological stresses on both
local and cultural conditions and regional life support ecosystems. The
sustainability can only be assured with a human-ecological understanding
of the complex interaction among environmental, economic and social/cultural
factors and with comprehensive planning and management grounded in ecological
principles.
Dr. Rusong Wang, chair
of the Node, is Director of the Urban Systems Ecology, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing
Dr. Zhouying Jin,
co-chair of the node, is director of the Institute of Quanti-Econoics &
Techno-Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
2005
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Zhouying JIN has recently published the English version of her book Global
Technological Change; From Hard Technology to Soft Technology.
See information about the book SoftTechnology.pdf.
The book is available on Amazon.com (Global Technological Change: From Hard
Technology To Soft Technology (Paperback), by Zhouying Jin, List Price:
$39.95 U.S. dollars plus shipping)
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