Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century
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Bibliographic Information
Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century
(China 2020 series)
World Bank, c1997
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Written by Todd M. Johnson, Feng Liu, and Richard Newfarmer"--P. vii
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Explores the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Chapters review the harmful effects of all forms of pollution and discuss ways of securing higher environmental standards. Particular attention is given to urban areas and the impact of pollution on health conditions.
Table of Contents
- Growth and China's environment
- pollution, health and productivity - estimating today's costs
- pollution, health and productivity - plotting alternative futures
- energy - coping with coal
- industry - creating incentives to abate
- urban transportation - controlling cars
- water - preserving scarce resources
- policies - securing higher environmental living standards.
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