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Water Worries: The Hidden Costs of Water Conservation in China are not Working

Zhang, Junliang - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2006

be involved in their implementation - in other words, their "transaction costs" (TCs) . A new study from China has looked …

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Securing Water for Wetland Conservation in China - An Assessment of Policy Options

Jian, Wu; Xiaoxia, Wang; Kunyu, Niu; Shushan, Li - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2010

wetland is diverted to other uses, the werland's ecosystme is damaged. This problem affects many wetland areas in China. This …

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Battling Beijing's Ozone Crisis - Options for Action

Xuxuan, Xie; Dan, Wu - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2010

Ground level ozone pollution is one of the most significant air pollution problems in Beijing. Because of the complex way in which ozone is formed, it is difficult for policy makers to decide which ozone control options are the most cost-effective. This study, assessed a range of options for...

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The Benefit Transfer Approach to Environmental Valuation: An Application in China

Yaping, Du - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1999

quality of East Lake in Wuhan, China. It compared the findings with the results of similar studies in other parts of the world …

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Cutting the Costs of Cleanup: The Case for Tradable Discharge Permits in the Upper Nanpan River, China

Tao, Wendong; Yang, Weimin; Zhou, Bo - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

Water pollution is one of China's most pressing environmental issues, but a recent economic study in Yunnan province …

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Seeding Reforestation: What Drives Forest Expansion in China?

Zhang, Yaoqi; Uusivuori, Jussi; Kuuluvainen, Jari - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2000

Tropical forest destruction has been the subject of a great deal of research. Relatively little work has been done on the factors that lead to the expansion of forest land and help counter some of the negative impacts of tropical forest loss. The study, which looked at the Chinese province of...

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China's Pollution Challenge: Balancing the Carrots and Sticks

Ping, Yun - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

Pollution is recognized as one of the biggest environmental challenges facing China as the country pushes to modernize …. Consequently there is much interest, both nationally and internationally, in improving the effectiveness of China's environmental …

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China's Fuel Choice: A Comparative Analysis of Natural Gas and Coal

Xianqiang, Mao; Xiurui, Guo - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2001

China is one of the world's leading users of coal and is therefore faced with serious coal-smoke pollution in urban … China's cities. The study shows that natural gas has clear environmental and economic benefits over coal. The study found …

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Ignoring The Labels: An Analysis of Pesticide Use in China

Huang, Jikun; Qiao, Fangbin; Zhang, Linxiu; Rozelle, Scott - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2000

China, like many developing countries, has seen a dramatic increase in the use of pesticides and other agricultural … pesticide supply reached about 340 thousand tons and China is likely to become the biggest pesticide consumer in the world …

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Sewage or Swimming? The Recreational Value of East Lake, Wuhan, China

Yaping, Du - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 1998

-up of one of China's most famous lakes. The study looked at how demand for water-based recreation at East Lake, Wuhan, would …

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