To what extent can technology compensate for institutional failure in an urban environmental management setting: The case of China

Technology in Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Fritz, Jack J ^a   Vollmer, Derek ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Environmental management; Solid waste management; Sustainability; Transportation; Urbanization; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; URBANIZATION;

URBAN PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644764794     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. J.R. McNeil Something new under the sun: An environmental history of the twentieth-century world 2000 Norton New York
2. Population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the UN secretariat. World population prospects: The 2003 revision; 2003.
3. W.R. Lynn Megacities sweet dreams or environmental nightmares? Environ Sci Technol 33 11 1999 238-240
4. National bureau of statistics, China. Chinese statistical yearbook 2003; 2003.
5. The World Bank China air, land, and water: Environmental priorities for a new millennium 2001 The World Bank Washington, DC
6. E. Economy The river runs black: The environmental challenge to China's future 2004 Cornell University Press Ithaca, NY
7. L. Jia B. Baratz J. Fritz Environmental performance of bank financed coal-fired power plants in China 2000 The World bank East Asia environment and social development unit
8. National Research Council Personal cars and China 2003 National Academies Press Washington, DC
9. X.M. Shen J.F. Rosen D. Guo S.M. Wu Childhood lead poisoning in China Sci Total Environ 181 2 1996 101-109
10. UNEP and OECD. Phasing lead out of gasoline: An examination of policy approaches in different countries; 1999.
11. M. Palmer J. Fritz Process design parameters for Chinese municipal wastewater treatment plants Water Qual Res J Can 39 2 2004 103-112
12. S. Cairncross Handwashing with soap: A new way to prevent ARIs? Trop Med Int Health 8 8 2003 677-679
13. Rushbrook P, Pugh M. Solid waste landfills in middle and lower income countries. World bank technical report no. 426. Washington, DC: The World Bank; 1999.
14. Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council Environmental performance of coal-fired power plants financed by the World Bank J. Fritz Urbanization, energy, and air pollution in China 2004 The National Academies Press Washington, DC
15. Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council Rational options for clean energy in Chinese cities W.T. Fan Z.F. Yu Urbanization, energy, and air pollution in China 2004 The National Academies Press Washington, DC
16. Cole B. Oil for the lamps of China- Beijing's 21st century search for energy. McNair Paper 67. Washington, DC: Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University; 2003.