Clearer skies over China :: reconciling air quality, climate, and economic goals /

China's carbon dioxide emissions outstrip those of other countries and its domestic air quality is severely degraded, especially in urban areas. Its sheer size and its growing, fossil-fuel-powered economy mean that China's economic and environmental policy choices will have an outsized eff...

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Other Authors: Nielsen, Chris P., 1960- (Editor), Ho, Mun S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:China's carbon dioxide emissions outstrip those of other countries and its domestic air quality is severely degraded, especially in urban areas. Its sheer size and its growing, fossil-fuel-powered economy mean that China's economic and environmental policy choices will have an outsized effect on the global environmental future. This book offers an integrated analysis of China's economy, emissions, air quality, public health, and agriculture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 433 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461948452
1461948452
9781306029124
1306029120
9780262315418
0262315416
0262315424
9780262315425

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