Environmental pollution in China: Status and trends

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-230

  Vennemo, Haakon ^a   Aunan, Kristin ^b   Lindhjem, Henrik ^c   Seip, Hans Martin ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67949092901     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/rep009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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