China's economic growth : the impact on regions, migration and the environment / edited by Terry Cannon.

Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; List of Maps; List of Tables; Preface; Note on Chinese Terms; Notes on the Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Pressures of Development on China's Cities and Regions; 3 Patterns of Migration under the Reforms; 4 The Floating Population in China's Cities; 5 Family Planning and Fertility among Temporary Migrants; 6 Wuhan; 7 Recent Developments and Prospects for the Sanxia (Three Gorges) Dam; 8 World Bank Policies, Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction; 9 Urban Transport in China: Whither the Bicycle? 10 Is Ecological Agriculture Sustainable in China?11 Assessing and Managing the Soil Erosion Problem in Southern China; 12 Soil Erosion and Conservation on Subtropical Arable Soils in Yunnan Province, South-west China; 13 Erosion in Deep Gorges; Index

Economic reforms in China began in 1979 and initiated some of the most fundamental changes ever to occur in any country. While allowing some of the most astonishing economic growth the world has seen, they have also induced some of the most profound social and environmental shifts.