\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Consciousness in China: Change with Social Transformation\u003c/i\u003e discusses the status of environmental consciousness within China from both an economic and political view. It then compares and contrasts the situation in China with Western nations. This is the first book that includes a comparison of urban and rural groups based on Chinaâs unique modernization background.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders Chinaâs environmental record from an historical perspective\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssesses the current state of environmental consciousness in China\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses likely future trends in environmental consciousness\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares Chinaâs record on environmental consciousness with Western nations\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e