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Blue Skies over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China

2016 Princeton University Press ;ISBN: 1400882818 ;ISBN: 9781400882816 ;ISBN: 9780691169361 ;ISBN: 0691169365 ;ISBN: 0691192812 ;ISBN: 9780691192819 ;EISBN: 1400882818 ;EISBN: 9781400882816 ;DOI: 10.1515/9781400882816 ;OCLC: 946359594 ;LCCallNum: HC430.E5

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  • Title:
    Blue Skies over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China
  • Author: Kahn, Matthew E ; Zheng, Siqi
  • Zheng, Siqi
  • Subjects: Business ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; China ; Development ; Ecology ; Economic aspects ; Economic development ; Economic development--Environmental aspects ; Economics ; Environmental aspects ; Environmental conditions ; Environmental Economics ; Environmental policy ; Environmental policy--Economic aspects ; Land economics ; Pollution ; Sustainable Development
  • Description: Over the last thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The country is currently the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter and several of the most polluted cities in the world are in China. Yet, millions of people continue moving to its cities seeking opportunities. Blue Skies over Beijing investigates the ways that China's urban development impacts local and global environmental challenges. Focusing on day-to-day choices made by the nation's citizens, families, and government, Matthew Kahn and Siqi Zheng examine how Chinese urbanites are increasingly demanding cleaner living conditions and consider where China might be headed in terms of sustainable urban growth. Kahn and Zheng delve into life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution. Urban parents in China have a strong desire to protect their children from environmental risk, and calls for a better quality of life from the rising middle class places pressure on government officials to support greener policies. Using the historical evolution of American cities as a comparison, the authors predict that as China's economy moves away from heavy manufacturing toward cleaner sectors, many of China's cities should experience environmental progress in upcoming decades. Looking at pressing economic and environmental issues in urban China, Blue Skies over Beijing shows that a cleaner China will mean more social stability for the nation and the world.
  • Publisher: United States: Princeton University Press
  • Creation Date: 2016
  • Format: 285
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 1400882818
    ISBN: 9781400882816
    ISBN: 9780691169361
    ISBN: 0691169365
    ISBN: 0691192812
    ISBN: 9780691192819
    EISBN: 1400882818
    EISBN: 9781400882816
    DOI: 10.1515/9781400882816
    OCLC: 946359594
    LCCallNum: HC430.E5
  • Source: ScholarVox International
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