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Blue Skies over Beijing

Economic Growth and the Environment in China

Matthew E. Kahn Siqi Zheng

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English
Princeton University Press
24 September 2019
How individuals and the government are changing life in China's polluted cities

Over the past thirty years, even as China's economy has grown by leaps and bounds, the environmental quality of its urban centers has precipitously declined due to heavy industrial output and coal consumption. The country is currently the world's largest greenhouse-g

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Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9780691192819
ISBN 10:   0691192812
Pages:   284
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Matthew E. Kahn is professor of economics and spatial statistics at the University of Southern California. His books include Climatopolis (Basic), Green Cities (Brookings), and Heroes and Cowards (Princeton). Siqi Zheng is a professor and the director of the Hang Lung Center for Real Estate at Tsinghua University in China, and the deputy head of the university's Department of Construction Management.

Reviews for Blue Skies over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China

"""Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Environmental Science, Association of American Publishers"" ""Easily understandable regardless of a reader's familiarity with China or environmental policy, this excellent resource will interest readers of the environmental situation in China and its impact on the global community."" * Library Journal * ""Blue Skies Over Beijing is . . . a shot of good news when talking about China's environmental issues. Economic development, rather than hurting China's environmental performance, may in fact improve it."" * Asian Review of Books * ""A well-written description of what China’s urban residents and their government are doing to live with and reduce air pollution.""---Herman F. Huang, China Review International"


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