While Magnesium (Mg) matrix composites have been intensively investigated as the promising light structural materials, the relatively low ductile nature limited their wide-scale applications. Herein, we report that AZ91 Mg matrix composites reinforced by Ti-6-Al-4V (TC4) particles were prepared...

This paper describes a new incentive-based pollution control program in China in which the environmental performance of firms is rated and reported to the public. Firms are rated from best to worst using five colors - green, blue, yellow, red, and black - and the ratings are disseminated to the...

This book explores the environmental competitiveness of 133 countries around the world, presenting an index evaluation system to facilitate a comparative analysis of environmental competitiveness on a global scale. This is a new way to measure competitiveness in the light of the contradiction...