World Scientific Publishing Company Environmental Economics Research And China's Green Development Strategy (Series on Chinese Economics Research): 19

This book discusses several important issues in the practice of China's green development. It analyzes the carbon mitigation, water conservation and environmental pollution from the perspectives of economic development, technological change, production and demand. The book uses various quantitative methods to reveal the pathways of China's green development. The methods include Log Mean Divisia Index, input-output analysis, structural decomposition analysis, data envelope analysis, econometric methods and computable general equilibrium model. The findings, discussions and policy implications of this book contribute to the theory and policy studies in China's green development. About the Author Dr Youguo ZHANG is professor at Institute of Quantitative Economics and Technical Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), chairman of the Environmental Technical Economics Branch of Chinese Society of Technology Economics (CSTE). He was the visiting scholar at University of California at Berkeley in 2010 2011. He is a leading expert on environmental input-output analysis, environmental computable general equilibrium model and green development study in China. Dr ZHANG is the Principal Investigator of a series of important projects granted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Foundation of China and CASS. He has received several important rewards for his distinguished work in economic research, such as the AnZiJie International Trade Study Reward, HuSheng Young Scholar Rewards and LiuShiBai Economic Study Reward. He has published three books and his articles has been published in refereed international journals, including Ecological Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Energy Economics and Economic Systems Research, Energy Policy, and many renowned Chinese journals. He also serves as a referee of a number of reputed international journals, such as Ecological Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Energy Economics, China Economic Review, Energy, Applied Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Urban Studies, World Economy and Economic Systems Research.