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Nr. 19, Dicembre 2018
VERSO UNA CINA PIU' VERDE ? Cultura,società, politica ed ecologia nella Cina di oggi a cura di Daniele Brombal
Pagine: 160 Illustrazioni: 110 ISSN 1970-344-9 Prezzo: euro 20,00 Prezzo:Web € 15,00 soci € 10,00
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VERSO UNA CINA PIU' VERDE? Cultura, società, politica ed ecologia nella Cina di oggi Sfoglia le prime pagine INDEX INTRODUZIONE BROMBAL, Daniele - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia e Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections IL RILEVO DELLA CINA PER IL FUTURO DELLA CIVILIZZAZIONE UMANA pag. 19 China's importance for the future of human civilization Read Sezione 1 - Retaggio culturale ANDREINI, Attilio - Università Ca' Foscari Venezia UNITÀ? CONFLITTO? ESTRANEITÀ? AL DI LÀ DELLE SEMPLIFICAZIONI CIRCA IL RAPPORTO TRA UOMO E NATURA NELLA CINA ANTICA. pag. 29 Unity? Conflict? Alienation? Beyond simplifications about the relationship between man and nature in ancient China. Abstract On the relationship between human beings and natural environment, early Chinese sources expressed different opinions according to the various trends of thought, although critics - especially the modern ones - wanted to stress a shared, distinctive trait, typical of an organicist tendency supported by the so-called "correlative cosmology". The aim of the present paper is to verify to what extent the much celebrated "harmony" between human beings and nature as it appears in early Chinese texts is really the result of an analogical-correlative approach and whether this approach really expresses a vocation towards a full integration between the two, as opposed to the anthropocentric-oriented interpretations. Read VELARDI, Piera Paola - Università L'Orientale di Napoli IL FALLIMENTO DEL DIALOGO TRA UOMO E NATURA. pag. 45 The failure of dialogue between man and nature. Abstract In contemporary societies, writers have been the first among intellectuals to realize the deep impact of industrial and technological development on the environment. In China, between the 1980s and ‘90s, Zhang Wei has been one of the first authors to be concerned about it, and his works have become topical in the theoretical framework of ‘ecocriticism’. Read Sezione 2 - Pratiche socio-ecologiche correnti MUSU, Ignazio - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia EVOLUZIONE RECENTE DELLE POLITICHE AMBIENTALI CINESI. pag. 61 Recent developments in Chinese environmental policies. Abstract The first period of the economic reforms in China was characterized by a worsening of the environmental situation: exceptional economic growth was achieved without any concern for the situation of the environment. Things have started to change at the beginning of the new century with the leadership of president Hu Jintao and prime minister Wen Jiabao, who devoted a lot of attention to social and environmental problems. But a definite change came with president Xi Jinping, whose strategy is to make of the “ecological civilization” one of the pillars of a new and more sustainable economic development model, in which not the rate of GDP growth but its more balanced structure is the main target. Read ROMANO, Giulia C. - Institute of East-Asian Studies (IN-EAST), Universität Duisburg-Essen CINA, LOTTA AL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO E SVILUPPO URBANO: ESIGENZE DOMESTICHE VS IMPEGNI INTERNAZIONALI. pag. 73 China, fight against climate change and urban development: domestic needs vs. international commitments. Abstract China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and one of the most polluting and polluted countries in the world. Nevertheless, starting with the Paris Agreement of 2015, the country has tried to change this infamous image. In response to the US’s withdrawal from recent climate agreements, China presented itself with an alternative image of “climate champion”. This image was backed by the efforts of the government to improve the environmental quality of the country, for example through massive investments in renewable energy. However, despite these important advances, there are still many obstacles to achieving its goals. In particular, the trends and the practices of urban development recorded by the country seem to offer a very distant image compared to that of climate champion. This article, based on the author’s research on urban issues in China, raises an important question concerning the country’s capacity to reform urban development and “live up” to its commitments in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. In the face of various observations, the article suggests that the road ahead is still very long, and that it requires a series of reforms that the central government is not (yet) able or ready to introduce. Read Sezione 3 - Le alternative alle pratiche dominanti SOLINI, Gloria - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia MORIGGI, Angela - Bioeconomy and Environment Unit, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Luke, Helsinki CAPITALE SOCIALE E ADATTAMENTO AI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI IN CINA. UN’ANALISI DELLA LETTERATURA RECENTE IN LINGUA CINESE. pag. 87 Social capital and adaptation to climate change in China. An analysis of recent literature in Chinese language. Abstract As the most populated country located in one of the most vulnerable areas of the planet, China is highly exposed to the threats posed by climate change (CC), due to its peculiar social, economic and environmental characteristics. The effectiveness of adaptation measures can be enhanced by fully employing the potential of social capital’s research. This article is concerned with the role attributed to social capital and its role in fostering CC adaptation in rural China in the Chinese scientific literature. The paper is aimed at carrying out a review of recent CC adaptation assessment systems on Chinese journals published in Chinese language in 2018, and available in the CNKI database. Read PREVIATO, Tommaso - Academia Sinica UTOPIA FEMMINISTA O (GEO)PIETISMO MATRIARCALE? IL CONTRIBUTO DELLA TRADIZIONE INDIGENA MOSUO ALLA TUTELA DELL’AMBIENTE. pag. 105 Feminist Utopia or Matriarchal (Geo)-pietism? The Contribution of Mosuo Traditional Knowledge to Environmental Conservation Abstract This essay summarily explores man-environment relations from a gender perspective. In exposing the inconsistencies of ecofemminist and mainstream top-down approaches to sustainability, it invites a reconsideration of little known forms of (geo)-pietism where ritual observance, women’s community participation and environmental concerns indwell one another. The argument is supported by some critical insights into the way animistic beliefs, knowledge of highland ecosystems and nature-related social taboos are kept alive among the matriarchal Mosuo of Northwestern Yunnan. Read PIA, Andrea E. - LSE Anthropology DI CHE COSA PARLIAMO QUANDO PARLIAMO DI BENI COMUNI? RIPOPOLARE L’IMMAGINARIO POLITICO-ECOLOGICO ATTRAVERSO L’ESPERIENZA CINESE. pag. 121 What do we talk about when we are speaking of common goods? Repopulating the political-ecological imagination through the Chinese experience. Abstract In Italy as much as in the People’s Republic, an exclusive attention to elite-led attempts to control unintended environmental consequences had suppressed alternative discourses in natural resource management. This may have catastrophic consequences for the prospects of imaging our way out of the global environmental crisis. However, at the grassroots there is no lack of alternatives. For instance, along the long history of China, as well as in its contemporary rural countryside, there are places where water was and still is managed as a commons. Read Sezione 4 - Prospettive future BROMBAL, Daniele - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia e Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections SOCIO-ECOLOGIA DELL'ANTROPOCENE CINESE pag. 139 Socio-ecology of the Chinese Anthropocene Abstract This paper explores change in official institutions orienting China’s socio-ecological relations in the Anthropocene. China’s socio-ecological institutions have been shaped by goals of ever-increasing material progress, a core aspect of China’s modernization throughout the XX century. The extractive relationship with nature has been reinforced by the normative emphasis on weak sustainability. China’s recent transition towards a more balanced approach to development should be understood within a wider institutional context, placing humans and technology at the apex of the ecological system. Read |
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