The Environment and Well-Being in Urban China


	The Environment and Well-Being in Urban China

kmcolo

6-19-2008 12:19 PM

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china, environment, air quality, traffic, pollution

kmcolo says:

Well sort of a "no duh" moment. My problem (having read the abstract only) is that the authors did not deconvolve sulfur dioxide emissions from environmental disasters from traffic congestion. Perhaps a full reading is in order before that criticism is fully lodged.

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