Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century (English)

Since 1978 China's economy has produced economic growth rates making it one of the fastest growing economies. In the same period, China's environment has deteriorated significantly. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have generated enormous volumes of air and water pollutants, lowering air and water quality. China's urban population soared, moving more Chinese closer to industrial smokestacks and residential emissions and increasing the number...

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Johnson,Todd M.;

Liu, Feng;

Newfarmer,Richard S.;
Document Date
1997/09/30
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
17089
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2024/09/02
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century
Keywords
water pollution

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Johnson,Todd M.; Liu, Feng; Newfarmer,Richard S..

Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century (English). Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/944011468743999953

Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century (English)

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