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Clearer skies over China : reconciling air quality, climate, and economic goals /

China's carbon dioxide emissions outstrip those of other countries and its domestic air quality is severely degraded, especially in urban areas. Its sheer size and its growing, fossil-fuel-powered economy mean that China's economic and environmental policy choices will have an outsized eff...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nielsen, Chris P., 1960- (Editor ), Ho, Mun S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:China's carbon dioxide emissions outstrip those of other countries and its domestic air quality is severely degraded, especially in urban areas. Its sheer size and its growing, fossil-fuel-powered economy mean that China's economic and environmental policy choices will have an outsized effect on the global environmental future. This book offers an integrated analysis of China's economy, emissions, air quality, public health, and agriculture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 433 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461948452
1461948452
9781306029124
1306029120
9780262315418
0262315416
0262315424
9780262315425