Efficient air pollution abatement for regions in China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-340

  Hu, Jin Li ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air pollution abatement; China; Data envelopment analysis; Dust; Soot; Sulfur dioxide (so2); Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; KUZNETS CURVE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFUR EMISSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33747469513     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469684     Document Type: Article

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