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    Rural industries and water pollution in China

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    Wang, M; Webber, M; Finlayson, B; Barnett, J
    Date
    2008-03-01
    Source Title
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
    Publisher
    ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Wang, Mark; Webber, Michael; Finlayson, Brian; Barnett, Jonathon
    Affiliation
    Social and Environmental Enquiry
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    Journal Article
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    Wang, M., Webber, M., Finlayson, B. & Barnett, J. (2008). Rural industries and water pollution in China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 86 (4), pp.648-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.019.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/28629
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    10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.019
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    C1 - Refereed Journal Article

    Abstract
    Water pollution from small rural industries is a serious problem throughout China. Over half of all river sections monitored for water quality are rated as being unsafe for human contact, and this pollution is estimated to cost several per cent of GDP. While China has some of the toughest environmental protection laws in the world, the implementation of these laws in rural areas is not effective. This paper explains the reasons for this implementation gap. It argues that the factors that have underpinned the economic success of rural industry are precisely the same factors that cause water pollution from rural industry to remain such a serious problem in China. This means that the control of rural water pollution is not simply a technical problem of designing a more appropriate governance system, or finding better policy instruments or more funding. Instead, solutions lie in changes in the model that underpins rural development in China.
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    Human Geography

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