Environmental Awareness in Developing Countries　　

- The Cases of China and Thailand

■ Edited by Sigeki Nisihira, Reeitsu Kojima, Hideo Okamoto and Shigeki Fujisaki
■ Price: 6,090yen (w/o tax　5,800yen)
■ B5判
■ 344 pp.
■ Published in 1997
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Preface
An Overview: Shigeaki Fujisaki


INTRODUCTION

1.The Global Environment and North-South Relations : Considering the Future of the Earth
Shigeaki Fujisaki

1. Introduction: Up and Down with Ecology
2. Global Environmental Problems and the North-South Divide
3. Development and the Environment: The Experiences of Japan and Industrializing Asia
4. Economic Convergence and the Stationary State: The Future of the Earth

2.Survey on Environmental Awareness in China and Thailand
Sigeki Nisihira

1. Survey Methods
2. Comparison of Environmental Awareness
3. The Role of Opinion Surveys in Area Studies


PART I. THE CASE OF CHINA

3. State of the Environment in China
Reeitsu Kojima

Introduction
1. A Fundamental Perspective on Environmental Problems in China
2. The Degree of Environmental Degradation and Improvements
3. Conclusion

4. The Implications of Population Control on China's Environmental Problems: Population, Environment, and Food
Keiko Wakabayashi

1. China's Population Hits the 1.2 Billion Mark: Estimate for the Future
2. The Surfacing of a Surplus Agricultural Labor Force and Fluidity Among the Peasantry
3. Diminishing Cultivated Land and Deteriorating Environment
4. Paul Ehrlich's Formula for Population and Environment
5. Lester Brown's Predictions on Food Supply in China
6. China's 1.6 Billion People and Their Impact on the World and Asia

Supplement: The Three Gorges Dam Project and Problem of Community Relocation

1. Outline of the Project
2. Implications of the Resettlement of 1.2 Million People
3. Consciousness of the Relocatees and Reactions from Abroad

5. The Environmental Awareness of Chinese Citizens: A Sociological Analysis
Yuan Fang

1. Government as the Leading Factor in Environmental Protection in China
2. China's Citizens
3. The Social Awareness of Citizens
4. The Environmental Awareness of Citizens : The Old Cities of Beijing and Shanghai
Conclusion

6. Urban People's Awareness of the Quality of Life: Environmental Issues in Two Major Cities in Contemporary China
Kenji Otsuka

Introduction
1. Community Transformation in the Major Cities of Contemporary China
2. Change in the Living Environment and Its Implication
3. Residents' Awareness in Solving Problems in Their Living Environment
Conclusion

7. The Environmental Consciousness of the Central Government Elite in the People's Republic of China
Zheng Jing Introduction

1. The Need for a Survey on the Environmental Consciousness of the Chinese Elite Class
2. Regarding the Interview Survey
3. The Environmental Consciousness of Central Government Elites
4. Summary


PART II. THE CASE OF THAILAND

8. Environmental Awareness in Thailand: "Institutionalization" of Environmental Problems and the State of the Save-Nature Boom
Tsuruko Funatsu Introduction

1. Rise of the Environmental Protection Boom in the 1990s
2. Complaints about the Dispute Settlement System and Future Problems

9. The Environmental Awareness and Attitude of the Government and Media in Thailand
Piyachatr Pradubraj and Somrudee Nicro

Introduction
1. State of the Environment in Thailand
2. Governmental Responses to Environmental Needs
3. The Media's Performance in Environmental Problems
4, Comparing the Roles of the Government and the Media

10. Environmental Awareness in Thailand
Hideo Okamoto Introduction

1. Survey Overview
2. Survey Hypotheses
3. Overview of Survey Results
4. Characterizing Thai Environmental Awareness

11. Environmental Disputes in Thailand in the First Half of the 1990s: Movement in Urban and Rural Areas
Tsuruyo Funatsu Introduction

1. Background of Frequent Environmental Disputes
2. Types of Environmental Movement
3. Social Class and Political Awareness in Urban and Rural Areas
4. Types of Environmental Disputes and the Urban-Rural Political Culture

12. Industrialization and Environmental Disputes: A Case Study of the Nampong River
Preeda Prapertchob Introduction

1. The Founding of the Phoenix Pulp and Paper Factory
2. The Paper Mill's Contributions to the Local Community
3. The Problems of Water and Air Pollution from the Factory
4. People's Organizations and Environmental Protection
5. Issues to Be Addressed
Conclusions

13. An Institutional Approach for Environmental Protection through Analysis of Incentives: A Case Study of Forests in Thailand
Apichai Puntasen

1. Introduction
2. Forests in Thailand
3. Disincentives Caused by Macro-Structures
4. Incentive System Facing Government Officials
5. Incentive System Facing People Settling around the Forest
6. Factors Expanding Disincentive against Forest Protection
7. Future Prospect on Forest Protection in Thailand
8. Conclusion


PART III. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR THE FUTURE DIRECTION

14. Toward an Environmental Paradigm with a Priority on Social Life
Hiroyuki Torigoe

1. Clarifying My Objectives
2. Why Has It Become Important to Make Residents the Focus of Environmental Issues?
3. Three Paradigms
4. Comparing the Three Types
5. A Rough Sketch of Life-Environmentalism

15. The "Disadvantages of Backwardness" in Environmental Problems in Asia: Implications for Policy and Social Research
Yoshikazu Hiraoka

Preface
1. The Need for a Simultaneous Response to Environmental Problems
2. The Lack of Human Resources with Professional Expertise
3. Implications to Environmental Policy and Social Research

Appendix A
Questionnaire on Environmental Awareness of the Chinese People

Appendix B
Environmental Awareness Survey for Thailand

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND CONTRIBUTORS