http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/environmental-sustainability Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:14:43 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:14:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/68/environmental-sustainability-in-china-a-historical-perspective By Patrick M. Hutchison - In “Food, Famine, and the Chinese State” Perdue analyzes cases in the Dongting Lake region during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Dike building was then, and is now, an integral part of the agricultural system. Perdue illustrates how dike building and necessary repairs were met with inconsistent success. “Community organization of waterworks construction and repair proved inadequate, because individual incentives contradicted collective needs. At times, this intervention [local official] was successful..but the dialectic of official initiative and community response did not always... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:49 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/68/environmental-sustainability-in-china-a-historical-perspective