Sustainable urban materials management is significant for environmental sustainability. This study identifies key economic sectors for sustainable urban materials management using urban physical input–output (PIOT) table and hierarchical cluster analysis method to mitigate urban air pollutants...

As the capital of China, Beijing is regarded as a major metropolis in the world. Study of the variation in temporal CO2 emissions generated by the driving forces in Beijing can provide guidance for policy decisions on CO2 emissions mitigation in global metropolises. Based on input–output...

China proposed a CO2 mitigation target in 2020 to deal with anthropogenic global climate change. Chinese policy makers mainly focus on three factors comprising consumption structure changes, energy technology development, and new energy increments. In addition, sectoral CO2 reduction is...

This study attempts to examine the growth pattern of China's economy during 1978-98 from the perspective of income distribution dynamics. Motivated by the model of dynamic distribution, a transition matrix is derived from a panel of ratios of provincial real incomes to national averages across...

This paper uses both cross-sectional and panel data on Chinese provinces over the reform period 1978-1998 to examine the pattern of China’s regional economic growth on the basis of a theoretical model on convergence. We find a tendency to converge in terms of real GDP per capita both...

Credibility deficiency of food enterprises is a major threat for food security in China. Analysis of causes for the credibility deficiency of Chinese food enterprises, and construction of an effective quality security and credibility mechanism are not only the key to constructing a long-term...

Agricultural pollution has become the dominant source of water pollution in China and the carbon reduction in agricultural aspect is pressing. Based on list analysis method, the COD, TN and TP in agriculture in 28 provinces in China from 1995 to 2010 were evaluated and compared. By dint of...