Pan Jiahua holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is a Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and Director, Research Fellow, and Doctoral Supervisor at the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, CASS.Zhuang Guiyang holds a Ph.D. in Economics. He is Research Fellow of the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, CASS; Doctoral Supervisor at the Graduate School of the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

• List of Figures – List of Tables – Pan Jiahua/Zhuang Guiyang: "Protecting the Environment Pays": Theory and Practice – Zhou Hongchun: Environmental Policies: Evolution and Evaluation – Wu Shunze/Wan Jun/Yang Liyan/Zhao Zijun: Environmental Protection Planning: Review and Outlook – Qi Jianguo/Wang Yingjie/Ma Xiaoqin: Circular Economy – Xia Jun/Zuo Qiting: Water Resources: Exploitation and Protection – Zhuang Guiyang/Bo Fan: Adapting to Climate Change: Policies and Actions – Chen Ying: Sustainable Development: Strategy and Practice – Wang Mou/Kang Wenmei/Liu Junyan/Lv Xianhong/Zhang Ying/Luo Dongshen: Sustainable Urban Development: Practice and Experience – Li Meng: Toward an Ecological Civilization.