Chinese economic development and the environment:

Introduction : economic growth and the environment -- Environmental Kuznets curve -- Efficiency in environmental management -- Wastewater, waste gas and solid waste -- Foreign direct investment and environmental policies -- Increasing returns to pollution abatement -- Causal direction between pollut...

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1. Verfasser: Managi, Shunsuke (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar c2009
Schriftenreihe:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
New horizons in environmental economics
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction : economic growth and the environment -- Environmental Kuznets curve -- Efficiency in environmental management -- Wastewater, waste gas and solid waste -- Foreign direct investment and environmental policies -- Increasing returns to pollution abatement -- Causal direction between pollution abatement and environmental efficiency -- Water and agriculture -- Iron and steel industry -- Stagnancy of energy-related CO₂ emissions -- Energy supply-side and demand-side effects -- Experts' judgment on the future perspective -- Conclusion
Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse. However, as the world's largest producer of CO2 emissions, the scale and seriousness of China's environmental problems are clearly evident. This pioneering book provides an economic analysis of the significant environmental and energy problems facing China in the 21st century
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 332 Seiten) ill
ISBN:9781849803434
DOI:10.4337/9781849803434