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Measuring and Analysis of Urban Competitiveness of Chinese Provincial Capitals in 2010 under the Constraints of Major Function-Oriented Zoning Utilizing Spatial Analysis

Du, Qingyun; Wang, Yanxia; Ren, Fu; Zhao, Zhiyuan; Liu, … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3374-3399

Urban competitiveness aids local development by encouraging the exploitation of opportunities for economic development and by enhancing overall performance. Previous studies have evaluated urban competitiveness primarily from an economic perspective and few studies have considered locational...

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Assessing the Financial Sustainability of China’s Rural Pension System

Wang, Lijian; Béland, Daniel - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3271-3290

Considering the rapid growth of China’s elderly rural population, establishing both an adequate and a financially … financial sustainability before constructing sound actuarial models for China’s rural pension system. Based on these models and … system in China is not financially sustainable. Finally, the article explains how this problem could be fixed through policy …

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Reducing Energy Subsidies in China, India and Russia: Dilemmas for Decision Makers

Dansie, Grant; Lanteigne, Marc; Overland, Indra - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 2, pp. 475-493

This article examines and compares efforts to reduce energy subsidies in China, India and Russia. Despite …

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Policy and Planning Challenges to Promote Efficient Urban Spatial Development during the Emerging Rapid Transformation in China

Ding, Chengri - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 3, pp. 384-408

This paper investigates the linkage between emerging urban spatial development and institutional arrangements in China …

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Does E-Commerce Provide a Sustained Competitive Advantage? An Investigation of Survival and Sustainability in Growth-Oriented Enterprises

Chen, Qingyi; Zhang, Ning - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1411-1428

present, many of China’s small and medium enterprises face many challenges in the process of electronic commerce’s development …

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Gender and Public Pensions in China: Do Pensions Reduce the Gender Gap in Compensation?

Chen, Tianhong; Turner, John A. - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1355-1369

This paper analyzes gender issues with respect to public pensions in China. Because provision of public pensions in … China is highly fragmented, with different programs applying to different groups of people, we focus on the largest … mandatory public pension program in urban China, the Urban Employees’ Pension Program. The paper uses data from the China Health …

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GIS-Based Synthetic Measurement of Sustainable Development in Loess Plateau Ecologically Fragile Area—Case of Qingyang, China

Lu, Chenyu; Wang, Chunjuan; Zhu, Weili; Li, Hengji; Li, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1576-1594

sustainability. In this paper, Qingyang City located in the Loess Plateau ecologically fragile area of Northwest China is used for a … certain levels of spatial differences. The sustainable development state in ecologically fragile area of China’s Loess Plateau …

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The Status, Obstacles and Policy Recommendations of Shale Gas Development in China

Pi, Guanglin; Dong, Xiucheng; Dong, Cong; Guo, Jie; Ma, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 2353-2372

years. However, China’s shale gas exploration and development is still in the initial stage and has been confronted with … many challenges. This paper systematically analyzes the current status of China’s shale gas industry from five aspects for … perspectives: strengthening the investigation and evaluation of China’s shale gas resources; perfecting shale gas industry policy …

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Spatio-Temporal Changes and Their Reasons to the Geopolitical Influence of China and the US in South Asia

Wang, Shufang; Cao, Yuan; Ge, Yuejing - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 1064-1080

explores the spatio-temporal changes of the geo-influence of China and the United States (US) in South Asia over the past … decade. Three primary results are found as follows: (1) In general, the geo-influence of China and the US in South Asia … increased between 2003 and 2012. In terms of growth rate, the geo-influence of China in South Asia grew much faster than that of …

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Developing a Sustainability Assessment Model to Analyze China’s Municipal Solid Waste Management Enhancement Strategy

Li, Hua; Nitivattananon, Vilas; Li, Peng - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1116-1141

This study develops a sustainability assessment model for analysis and decision-making of the impact of China …

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