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Environmental and Resource Implications of Chinese Growth: Current Trends and Future Prospects

In: Resurgent China

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  • Xizhe Peng

    (Fudan University)

  • Kexi Pan

    (Fudan University)

  • Juan Yu

    (Fudan University)

Abstract

China is a country rich in natural resources. However, due to its large population size, the per capita availability of many essential natural resources is much less than the corresponding world average. For instance, China’s per capita availability of water, arable land, and mineral resources is only 28, 32, and 50 percent of the corresponding global levels. As the result of her remarkable economic growth, China’s consumption of natural resources has increased very rapidly over the last few decades. Among 45 major natural resources that are essential for industrial development, one quarter has already been in shortage of supply. The shortage of key natural resources is viewed as one of the critical constraints on China’s future economic growth.

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  • Xizhe Peng & Kexi Pan & Juan Yu, 2009. "Environmental and Resource Implications of Chinese Growth: Current Trends and Future Prospects," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Nazrul Islam (ed.), Resurgent China, chapter 12, pages 332-352, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23425-3_12
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230234253_12
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