Case Study: Environmental and health consequences of China's economic growth
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- Created on: 24-01-16 20:06
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- Environmental and health consequences of China's economic growth
- History of development
- China's economy started growing due to economic reforms and trade liberalisation
- By 2010, 8% of the world's wealth was in China
- China is now the world's largest economy in terms of purchasing power
- Health/ inequality consequences
- East to west divide - east is wealthier, mostly because it is coastal
- Only 1% of the urban population breathes clean air
- Around 300,000 in China die each year due to air pollution
- Environmental consequences
- 16 out of the world's 25 most polluted cities are in China
- China is the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide
- Waste from factories and farms are dumped in rivers
- History of development
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