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China's declared foreign policy of 'non-interference' is contradicted by its actions in recent times. Beyond activities in the East and South China Seas, the involvement of China in negotiations on the Korean Peninsula, the evacuation of Chinese citizens from various crises, and the deployment of Chinese combat troops to peacekeeping missions in Africa have indicated China's growing interests in the shape of world affairs, coinciding with a growing economic and military capacity to influence them. Much attention has been given to the potential consequences of great-power competition between the USA and China, but little focus has been given to the impact these trends may have in the outlying regions of Chinese foreign policy. One such place is Melanesia in the South Pacific—a subregion where a small influence from a Chinese perspective can have a significant impact on Pacific Island Countries. This article postulates that, over time, there is potential for the consequences of Chinese interests to lead to accidental friction, and suggests that this risk can be mitigated through increased cooperation.

Political attitudes concerning two problems of energy policy, nuclear power & decontrol of oil prices, are described. Three Mile Island has served the function of making nuclear power an issue on which it is imperative to hold a position. After a description of the positions of members of both political parties, the point is made that political reasons have resulted in nuclear power becoming a moribund technology. After a presentation of the ideological positions on oil decontrol, a position is urged that, while unpleasant to many liberals, takes full cognizance of present realities, & that allows for the most prudent development of future energy resources. P. Czipott.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: towards an ecologies design practice -- Part 1 Biological ecologies design and regeneration -- 2 Introduction: a shifting paradigm in ecologically focused design -- 3 Engaging with life: the developmental practice of regenerative development and design -- 4 Designing for living environments using regenerative development: a case study of The Paddock -- 5 The paradox of metrics: setting goals for regenerative design and development -- 6 Ecological design as the biointegration of a set of 'infrastructures': the 'quatrobrid' constructed ecosystem -- 7 Creating and restoring urban ecologies: case studies in China -- 8 Towards wildlife-supportive green space design in metropolitan areas: lessons from an experimental study -- 9 The new design with nature -- 10 Biomimicry: an opportunity for buildings to relate to place -- 11 The emergence of biophilic design and planning: re-envisioning cities and city life -- Part 2 Documenting social ecologies -- 12 Introduction: how to document urban/landscape assemblages -- 13 City boids: diagramming molecular urbanism -- 14 Why would we spend time drawing with people doing their washing in a Chinese village? -- 15 Object-led interview: documenting geographical ideas -- 16 Mapping informal settlements: a process for action -- 17 Ethnographic drawings and the benefits of using a sketchbook for fieldwork -- 18 A landscape anthropology of green in Bahrain -- 19 Valparaiso Publico: a graphic inventory of urban spaces in a Chilean city -- 20 Being with Hellersdorf: performative counter-mapping as a reflexive practice between architecture and anthropology -- 21 The happy city: an actor-network-theory manifesto.