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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1997/09/30
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2024/09/02
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Clear water, blue skies : China's environment in the new century
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water pollution
Citation
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