Review and challenges of policies of environmental protection and sustainable development in China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1249-1261

  Zhang, Kun min ^a   Wen, Zong guo ^b  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Environmental protection; Policy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CHANGE-1; CHINA; DUAL-TASKS; ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATIONS; ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 47249146125     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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