1st Edition
Legal Frameworks and Sustainable Development Bridging the Governance Gap in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
1. Introduction: CPEC, Sustainability Challenges, and the Research Framework 2. Environmental Impacts of CPEC: Climate, Biodiversity, Resource Pressures, and Phase II Projections 3. Comparative Analysis of Environmental Legal Frameworks: China and Pakistan 4. International Environmental Law and CPEC Obligations: Paris Agreement, Biodiversity Conventions, and Compliance 5. CPEC Case Studies: Implementation Challenges and Governance Gaps 6. Policy Recommendations: Bilateral Legal Harmonisation, International Best Practices, and CPEC 2.0 7. Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities: Government, Civil Society, Private Sector, and International Partners 8. Conclusion: Synthesis, Contributions, and a Vision for Sustainable CPEC 2.0
Biography
Mehran Idris Khan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing. His research examines environmental law, maritime governance, and climate policy, with focus on transnational development corridors, maritime conservation, and environmental justice. Recent work addresses CPEC impacts, ocean governance, the introduction of a novel ‘EIA 2.0’ concept, and climate litigation in the Global South.
“Legal Frameworks and Sustainable Development: Bridging the Governance Gap in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor offers a timely and interdisciplinary examination of the environmental challenges surrounding one of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure initiatives. Integrating legal analysis with insights from environmental governance, development studies, and policy practice, the book demonstrates how institutional design and regulatory capacity shape sustainability outcomes in CPEC. Its forward-looking focus on CPEC 2.0 and its integrated governance framework make this monograph essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with sustainable infrastructure and Belt and Road governance.”
Sheng Zhang, Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Law
