CAN IT BE CONTROLLED?
The Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Control of Air Pollution In China
India Gupta, Sophia Emmons, Neesha Basnyat, Chris Johnson, and Audra Reagan
Background and Introduction
The Overarching Theme of Scale
International vs. National
1978: Reform and Opening Policy: Cultural Shifts
1978: Reform and Opening Policy: Economic Shifts
- Collectivism Individualism
- Normalization Ignorance and Dependence
Global Interactions
- Supremacy of Economic Growth
- Tensions on an international scale
- Economic transition to globalization
- Foreign Direct Investment = Advanced Technology
SCALE
- EKC and aggregate pollution measures
- Gaming in air pollution data
- Fragmented Authoritarianism Model
Urban Air Pollution
- Negative perception of air pollution
- Urban citizens more likely to pursue political action
- Pollution in the Pearl River delta
- Government responds to public opinion
SCALE
- "Sustainable Development"
- Health perceptions and willingness to pay (WTP)
- System justification and self-efficacy
Policy Considerations and Recommendations
References Continued
Images Referenced
International subsidies and incentives
- Background Image of Beijing Air Pollution http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/world/asia/air-pollution-linked-to-1-2-million-deaths-in-china.html?_r=0
- CO2 Image (Slide 6) http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112787244/co2-carbon-dioxide-emissions-csiro-solar-sponge-021913/
- Coal Plug (Slide 6) http://www.coal-is-dirty.com/category/coal-tags/accce
- China smog mask (Slide 6) http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/10/21/2810581/air-pollution-shuts-chinese-city/
- Chinese Flag (Slide 7) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg/2000px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.svg.png
- Smoke Stack (Slide 7) http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog_images/052007_refinery_I_520c.jpg
- Renewable Resources on Coal (Slide 17) http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/newsroom/img/mag/2010/12/coal/lead.jpg?n1928u
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National spread of population
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