Environmental Policies and Development P
β K. William Kapp
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1974
π De Gruyter
π English
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China's Environmental Policy and Urban Development
β Scribed by Joyce Yanyun Man
- Publisher
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 229
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This volume tackles a range of ecological issues caused by rapid urban growth in China and examines the policies meant to protect the environment. It features discussions from leading scholars on current regulations, government decentralization and environmental protection, urban development, industrial air pollution, household greenhouse gas emissions, and transportation systems.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Illustrations
Foreword
Chapter 1: Chinaβs Environmental Policy A Critical Survey
Chapter 2: Environmental Policies, Regulations,
and Investment in China
Chapter 3: Government Decentralization, Energy
Saving, and Environmental Protection
Chapter 4:
Decentralization and the Environment
Chapter 5: Income Growth, Urbanization, Changing Lifestyles, and CO2 Emissions in China
Chapter 6: Passenger Transportation Systems in Large Chinese Cities and Life-Cycle Green house Gas Emissions
Chapter 7:
The Greenness of Chinaβs Cities
Chapter 8:
Urban Planning
Chapter 9:
Carbon Footprint in the Least Developed Regions
Chapter 10:
Environment-Related Taxes in China
Chapter 11:
The Incidence of Carbon Tax in China
Chapter 12:
The Effectiveness of Pollution- Control Policies in China
Contributors
Index
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