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Environmental and resource sustainability of Chinese cities: A review of issues, policies, practices and effects
Author(s) -
Wang Rui
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01378.x
Subject(s) - sustainability , china , urbanization , environmental planning , business , resource (disambiguation) , economic shortage , natural resource economics , greenhouse gas , water scarcity , municipal solid waste , scarcity , environmental pollution , urban sustainability , resource scarcity , economic growth , water resources , environmental protection , economics , environmental science , political science , government (linguistics) , waste management , engineering , philosophy , law , ecology , computer network , linguistics , computer science , biology , microeconomics
This paper synthesizes the English literature on current issues, policies and practices, and their effects on environmental and resource sustainability in China's ongoing urbanization. Aspects of urban sustainability reviewed include air, water, solid waste, energy efficiency, transportation and land use. It shows that Chinese cities have been and probably will continue to be struggling with issues such as air pollution, scarcity of clean water, solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions. But there are many opportunities for improvement. It suggests shortages of existing policies and major gaps in knowledge and practice, which can be helpful to policy makers, planners and researchers in China and other developing countries.