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1 online resource (340 pages)
ISBN:
9789264031166
Inhalt:
This first OECD review of China's environmental situation and policies systematically examines the physical and institutional context for environmental policy as well as specific issues including air, water, waste, and biodiversity; explores the environment-economic and environmental-social policy interfaces; reviews China's international engagement on environmental issues; and makes a series of recommendations. This book has been selected as Notable Government Document for 2007 by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- List of Team Members -- 1. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1. Environmental Management -- Implementing environmental policies more effectively and efficiently -- Air -- Water -- Waste -- Nature -- 2. Towards "Harmonious Society" and Environmentally Sustainable Development -- Integration of environmental concerns in economic decisions -- Integration of environmental and social decisions -- 3. International Co-operation -- 2. The Context -- 1. Physical Context -- Figure 2.1 Land use -- Table 2.1 Selected natural disasters in China, 1906-2005 -- 2. Economic Context -- 2.1 GDP and related indicators -- Table 2.2 Provinces, autonomous regions and centrally-administered municipalities, 2004 -- 2.2 Structure of the Chinese economy -- Box 2.1 The Chinese energy sector at a glance -- Table 2.3 Estimated total primary energy supply in China,a 2000-20 -- 2.3 Trade and FDI -- 3. Social Context -- Table 2.4 Selected mining accidents, 1995-2005 -- 4. Institutional Context -- 4.1 National institutions -- Figure 2.2 Organisation of the State Council -- 4.2 Territorial institutions -- 4.3 Environmental framework -- Table 2.5 Selected environment related legislation -- 4.4 Environmental institutions -- Table 2.6 Environmental-related administrations -- Notes -- Selected Sources -- 3. Air Management -- Recommendations -- Conclusions -- 1. Policy Objectives -- Table 3.1 National ambient air quality standards -- Table 3.2 Performance regarding selected emission reduction and air quality targets -- 2. Ambient Air Quality and Emissions -- 2.1 Emission trends -- Figure 3.1 Air pollutant emissions -- Box 3.1 SO2 emissions and emission intensities in Jiangsu and Shaanxi provinces -- 2.2 Air quality trends -- Table 3.3 Percentage of cities meeting annual air quality standards.
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ISBN 9789264031159
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789264031159
Sprache:
Englisch
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