Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 3, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-94).

As China has moved towards sustainable development, policies for wind energy have undergone rapid changes over the past two decades in this country. However, although wind energy is capable of making a significant contribution to more sustainable energy systems, it has yet to reach its full potential. There remain significant gaps in knowledge about how and why public policies may effectively facilitate the achievement of sustainability in general and with regard to specific sector-based initiatives. The objective of this study is to bridge this knowledge gap by studying governance for sustainable development with particular reference to wind energy policies in China. This study focuses on the role of Chinese provinces in facilitating the sustainability transition. It proposes a conceptual framework that adopts a policy capacity approach to understanding the sustainability transition process. Policy capacity is defined in this study as the ability to identify, assimilate and utilize resources both inside and outside the formal state apparatus to facilitate the policy-making process. The conceptual framework, which comprises three building blocks – context, process and outcomes – suggests that the interactions between provinces and other stakeholders are the factors that facilitate or constrain policy capacity. A comparative study of the evolution of wind energy policies in three provinces, Xinjiang, Shanghai and Guangdong is presented. The aim of the analysis is to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms that explain whether – and how – provinces represent a key actor in the policy capacity building process. The key findings are first, that while the Chinese provinces may differ in their governing modes, a common feature was that they were in a unique position to strengthen policy capacity through their interactions with the wider society both within and outside the state. Second, the conceptualization of the conducive and inhibitive mechanisms of policy capacity building suggests that there were important conducive conditions for policy capacity building found in the provinces in the form of resources (such as local leadership and trust), structures (such as social ties and bridging structures) and dynamics (such as market dynamics and double-loop learning). However, the provinces’ potential to enhance policy capacity was not fully utilized because of the presence of a set of inhibitive conditions that constrained the efforts. Third, through the conceptualization of the embeddedness of the policy capacity building process, this study reveals that contextual factors, at both the local and national levels, were the key to explaining why provinces differed in their response to the sustainability transition. This study concludes by suggesting that the sustainability transition needs to envision a new governance approach that places more attention on the role of Chinese provinces, to release and activate the enormous capacity in provinces that could in turn strengthen the central government’s own policy capacity for the sustainability transition. / published_or_final_version / Kadoorie Institute / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

鄭燕虹. / "2005年9月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2005. / 參考文獻(leaves 97-108). / "2005 nian 9 yue". / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Zheng Yanhong. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2005. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 97-108). / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 研究背景及研究目的 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二節 --- 研究動機 --- p.2 / Chapter 第三節 --- 研究焦點與研究限制 --- p.3 / Chapter 第四節 --- 研究角度 --- p.4 / Chapter 第五節 --- 文獻回顧 --- p.6 / Chapter 第六節 --- 研究方法 --- p.8 / Chapter 第七節 --- 内容簡述 --- p.10 / Chapter 第二章 --- 新疆漢族人的身份危機 --- p.11 / Chapter 第一節 --- 新疆的史地和民族現況概述 --- p.12 / Chapter 第二節 --- 民族意識在新疆 --- p.16 / Chapter 第三節 --- 導致新疆漢族身份危機的社會、文化和歷史因素 --- p.17 / Chapter 小結 --- 新疆漢人的身份危機 --- p.21 / Chapter 第三章 --- 王洛賓現象在新疆 --- p.23 / Chapter 第一節 --- 王洛賓生平概述 --- p.23 / Chapter 第二節 --- 有關歌曲的改編或再創作過程 --- p.28 / Chapter 第三節 --- 王洛賓現象在新疆 --- p.34 / Chapter 第四節 --- 新疆維吾爾族人對王洛賓及有關作品的看法 --- p.39 / Chapter 第五節 --- 新疆的漢族人對王洛賓的看法 --- p.42 / Chapter 小結 --- 王洛賓作為新疆漢人身份認同的重要媒介 --- p.44 / Chapter 第四章 --- 音樂與身份認同：新疆漢族人與新疆民歌的想像 --- p.55 / Chapter 第一節 --- 資料的選擇´ؤ´ؤ王洛賓改編歌曲的音像產品 --- p.55 / Chapter 第二節 --- 以音樂建構形象：新疆漢族人對音樂想像的意識 --- p.55 / Chapter 第三節 --- 音像產品的風格與新疆形象的想像 --- p.59 / Chapter 小結 --- 音樂作為一個超越時空的想像空間 --- p.65 / Chapter 第五章 --- 結論 --- p.72 / 附錄 --- p.76 / 參考資料及相關文獻 --- p.97 / 鳴謝 --- p.109

魏英杰. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-196) / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Wei Yingjie.

There are five chapters. Chapter 1 reviews the publishing of catalogs, the methods used to identify fake copies, and previous scholarly studies. I will also define the research scope, objective and methodology of the study. Chapters 2 to 4 explain the relationships between official sutra copies and Buddhist ones, religion and scripture calligraphy, and the copyists and their calligraphy. Through analysing the colophons at the end of the manuscripts and the style of the calligraphy, I intend to show the impact of politics, religion and the status of the copyists on the calligraphy. Chapter 5 focuses on the artistic style of the calligraphy of Dunhuang scriptures, explores the concepts of Xiejing Style and Beiliang Style , and highlights the stylistic differences and similarities in different geographical areas. / This study demonstrates that Dunhuang scriptures are an important part in the history of Chinese calligraphy. The quality of the calligraphy varies: some may be masterpieces while others common everyday writings. / This thesis investigates the calligraphy of Buddhist and Daoist scriptures found in Dunhuang and Xinjiang, spanning from the Jin dynasty to the Song dynasty. The calligraphy of the copied scriptures is analyzed in its specific social and historical context. Based on historical records, contemporary references and the actual objects themselves, this study uses a textual, comparative research method to give an overview of the calligraphy and to describe its course of development in an approach that is as faithful to history as possible. / 毛秋瑾. / 呈交日期: 2005年12月. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2006. / 參考文獻(p. 143-149). / Cheng jiao ri qi: 2005 nian 12 yue. / Advisers: Jao Tsung-i; Harold Mok Kar-leung. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-11, Section: A, page: 4016. / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / School code: 1307. / Lun wen (zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2006. / Can kao wen xian (p. 143-149). / Mao Qiujin.