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Increased vehicle emission in Colombo is one of the most important environmental issues that has drawn the attention of policymakers, administrators, and environmentalists in the recent past. Various studies undertaken by regulatory agencies and researchers clearly indicate that inefficient...
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The city of Colombo is gradually being choked to death by motor traffic and urgently needs to implement a raft of economic measures to curb emissions. This is the verdict of a study that has attracted the attention of local policymakers. The study looked at the growth of traffic in the city and...
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This study investigates the potential impact of two environmental tax regimes on the movement of rural people to China …-urban" migration in China. The study finds that both proposed taxes would discourage the flow of migrants from China's countryside to …
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be involved in their implementation - in other words, their "transaction costs" (TCs) . A new study from China has looked …
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village members in southwestern China's Yunnan province. A survey was done on 600 farmers in 30 administrative villages. A …
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damaged. This problem affects many wetland areas in China. The study is the work of a team of researchers from Renmin … University of China, led by Wu Jian. It assesses the best way to reduce the conflict between wetland water needs and off …
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level ozone pollution is one of the most significant air pollution problems in big cities in China. Because of the complex …
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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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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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Major rural policies in China before the reform include the state-monopolized procurement and marketing system (SMPMS …
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