Economic transition policies in Chinese resource-based cities: An overview of government efforts

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-260

  Li, Huijuan ^a,b   Long, Ruyin ^a   Chen, Hong ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XUZHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Resource based cities; Transition policies

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC TRANSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; GOVERNMENT EFFORTS; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; NATIONAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE-BASED CITY; TAX SYSTEMS; TRANSITION PLAN;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PUBLIC POLICY;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMIC POLICY; MARKET TRANSITION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84873107846     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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