Clearer skies over China : reconciling air quality, climate, and economic goals / edited by Chris P. Nielsen and Mun S. Ho.
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press,
[2013]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 433 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461948452 1461948452 9781306029124 1306029120 9780262315418 0262315416 0262315424 9780262315425 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |