Author: Chinese Academy of EngineeringChinese Academy of
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: ahead, proceedings, symposium, challenges, china, energy, air, pollution, urbanization
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2005-01-27
List price: $63.00
ISBN-10: 0309093236
ISBN-13: 9780309093231

In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies to continue a dialogue and eventually chart a rational course of energy use in China. This collection of papers is intended to introduce the reader to the complicated problems of urban air pollution and energy choices in China.

Author: Indian National Science AcademyChinese Academy of
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: china, united, states, india, studies, populations, changing, landscapes, growing
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2001-06-12
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0309075548
ISBN-13: 9780309075541

As the world’s population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governments - and scientists - everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore

Author: Polish Academy of SciencesNational Academy of Sci
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: united, states, poland, perspectives, risks, ecological
Number of Pages: 428
Published: 1990-01-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0309042933
ISBN-13: 9780309042932

Author: International Colloquium on Contemporary Chinese D
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Keywords: china, republic, people, drama
Number of Pages: 353
Published: 1987-07
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 088706390X
ISBN-13: 9780887063909

Author: Jenny ChoChinese Historical Society of Southern C
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, angeles, los, chinatown
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-05-11
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738569569
ISBN-13: 9780738569567

The history of Chinatown in Los Angeles is as vibrant as the city itself. In 1850, the U.S. Census recorded only two Chinese men in Los Angeles who worked as domestic servants. During the second half of the 19th century, a Chinese settlement developed around the present-day El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Chinese Americans persevered against violence, racism, housing discrimination, exclusion laws, unfair taxation, and physical displacement to create better lives for future generations. When Old Chinatown was demolished to make way for Union Station, community leader Peter SooHoo

Author: China) Chinese International Summer School of Phys
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Keywords: physics, school, beijing, china, september, august, summer, international, magnetism, modern, lecture, notes, chinese, eighth, aspects
Number of Pages: 271
Published: 1996-06
List price: $54.00
ISBN-10: 9810226012
ISBN-13: 9789810226015

This book, a collection of works by leading figures in the field, is devoted to the latest developments of modern magnetism including micromagnetism, nanomagnetic materials, magnetic multilayers, macroscopic quantum magnetism, rare-earth intermetallic compounds, giant magnetoresistance, and their applications. Some new concepts and theories are also included for a better understanding of these novel phenomena. This book can be used as an advanced text book on magnetism and materials science for graduate students in physics and materials science departments. It is also useful as a re

Authors:Judy Yung, Chinese Historical Society of America,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, chinatown, francisco, san
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-07-17
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738531308
ISBN-13: 9780738531304

San Francisco’s Chinatown the oldest, largest, and most famous Chinese enclave outside of Asia is more than a tourist attraction. Since its birth in the 1850s, Chinatown has also been a residential neighborhood, business community, and cultural center for generations of Chinese Americans. This collection of vintage photographs, taken from public archives and private collections, looks beyond the facade of Chinatown to show the realities of daily life, including a community’s struggle for survival against racial hostility, exclusion laws, two major earthquakes, and urban renewal. Th