Download or read book A Study on Regional Economy Sustainable Development of Pearl River Delta written by Ying Huo and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developing a Competitive Pearl River Delta in South China Under One Country two Systems written by Anthony G. O. Yeh and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be of great interest to those doing business in the Pearl River Delta, and China more broadly. It is also of relevance to readers in China studies, development studies, economic development, geography, politics, sociology, environmental management, and regional development.

Download or read book Regional Economic Development in the Western Pearl River Delta written by Wai-Man Leung and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Quality of Life Indicators and Policy Strategies to Advance Sustainability in the Pearl River Delta written by Debra S. Knopman and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report proposes a set of land use and transportation goals and strategies and an accompanying system of indicators to characterize and monitor quality of life in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) of Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. Goals, strategies, and indicators are also developed in less detail for the environment, housing, and economic development policy areas. The purpose of the indicator system is to provide an analytical foundation for guiding policy choices that strike a balance between meeting residents' needs and at the same time attracting new employers and employees to the region. The indicator system is designed to be flexible enough to work at the provincial, municipal, and district/county levels of government. Indicators are placed within a decision framework that first defines regional challenges, policy goals to meet those challenges, and strategies to address policy goals. The report identifies 12 challenges and proposes 21 goals and 53 strategies to address the challenges, as well as a set of 85 indicators to monitor progress. The authors prioritize strategies based on their likely impact on progress toward goals, degree of difficulty, and time required to put the strategy in place."--Back cover.

Download or read book The Impact of National and Regional Policy on the Transformation of Pearl River Delta written by Katharyne Wilcox Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Study on Sustainable Development for the 21st Century written by ERM-Hong Kong, Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book China s Pan Pearl River Delta written by Anthony G. O. Yeh and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and regions in Asia are facing problems that cannot be adequately managed by traditional urban planning. Competition and local protectionism have often hindered infrastructural development and regional integration. In southern China, an area embracing one-fifth of China and one-third of its population, the economies and societies of nine provinces, together with Hong Kong and Macao, face many barriers to regional collaboration. Fiscal regulatory conflicts, land and housing reform, and bottlenecks in immigration and transport have stymied efforts to develop infrastructure that could spur economic growth and greater prosperity for the entire region. This book examines regional integration and its barriers in southern China in a comparative framework using perspectives on development and globalization from Europe and North America. With its contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in the field, the book will appeal to students, academics and policymakers interested in urban and regional planning, geography, sociology, public administration and development studies. Anthony G.O. Yehis chair professor and head of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and director of the Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, the University of Hong Kong.Jiang Xuis assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "A timely and much-needed volume on a region of growing importance. Supported by helpful maps and charts, this collection discusses the theory, challenges, and practice of development in an area comprising nearly a third of China's population. The comparative framework, drawing on experiences from Europe and the United States, is particularly valuable." -- Linda McCarthy, co-author ofUrbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography

Download or read book Resources and Development of the Pearl River Delta written by and published by . This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Regional Economic Development and the Establishment of the Rural Financial System written by Yi Louis Luo and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Regional Economic Development and the Establishment of the Rural Financial System: a Case Study of Rural Credit Cooperations in the Pearl River Delta" by Yi, Louis, Luo, 羅毅, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of Dissertation Entitled Regional Economic Development and the Establishment of the Rural Financial System: A Case Study of Rural Credit Cooperative (RCC) in the PRD Submitted by Yi Luo For the Degree of Master of Arts (China Development Studies) At the University of Hong Kong In June 2006 Agriculture is the foundation of national economy, and agriculture, farmers and rural areas are crucial to the sound economic development and the social stability of China. Rural economic development is both a prerequisite for addressing the issues of agriculture, farmers and rural areas, and the underlying condition for integrating urban and rural economy and ensuring the sustainable development of national economy. Finance is pivotal to modern economy and the development of rural finance is essential to rural economy. Therefore, it is both theoretically and practically significant to study the current issues of rural finance in China and explore wider possibilities for further developing rural economy. i DOI: 10.5353/th_b3654564 Subjects: Rural credit - China - Pearl River Delta Rural development - China - Pearl River Delta

Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Sard in the Pearl River Delta Region and China s Accession to the Wto written by Pun-Ho Chan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) in the Pearl River Delta Region and China's Accession to the WTO" by Pun-ho, Chan, 陳本好, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of the thesis entitled "Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) in the Pearl River Delta Region and China's Accession to the WTO" submitted by Chan Pun Ho for the degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in December 2003 China's 1978 Open Door Policy and the associated economic and rural reforms have affected agriculture and rural developments in the PRDR. With specific reference to six "original" and "self-developed" assessment principles derived from a synthesized theoretical framework of sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD), Agenda 21 and China's Agenda 21, it is found that SARD cannot be fully achieved in the Delta region before China's accession to the WTO (1979-2000). The key SARD component of "relative self-sufficiency of agricultural production" was not considered in the national and provincial Ninth (1996-2000) and Tenth (2001-2005) Five-Year Plans. Furthermore, those agricultural and rural legislations, embedding the idea of "sustainability," have not been enforced properly at local levels. As a result of few consultation channels and absence of civic education among the rural people, they have been inactive to express ideas in rural policy-making. For the local officials, in order to get promoted, they have only pursued economic growth in the region and they have not been well-trained in rural resources management and environmental protection. Inadequate supplies of modern machinery and facilities have led to low quality production systems of seeds and breeds. Although education and training programs on the practices of science and technology in sustainable agriculture have been provided for the rural people, the number of local agricultural scientists has been small, hindering the developments of science and technology for SARD. The converted "marginal land" is neither fertile nor productive, rather unsuitable for farming. Since December 11, 2001, China has become one of the 146 WTO members. Her WTO accession marks another turning point for agriculture and ruraldevelopment in the PRDR. Referring to the SARD assessment principles, the accomplishment of SARD in the PRDR may be enhanced after China's entry into the WTO. Existing and new laws, integrated with the idea of "sustainability," will be further revised and made in consistence with the WTO rules. There will probably be more FDIs, and hence bringing in advanced foreign science and technology, and scientists in the PRDR. More education and training on SARD and the WTO rules will be given to government officials and local residents. Making the best use of "green box" policies, monetary and technical supports from the provincial and local governments on the reinforcement of SARD will be further provided for the farmers. Although SARD may be promoted in the region after China's WTO accession, the attainment of SARD is not complete. It is suggested that rural community and social groups should be involved in rural policy-making. Besides, environmental and political education should be extended to kindergarten level. In addition, sustainable farming practices should be advocated through various schemes and legislations. Moreover, employment guarantee schemes should be established to provide social safety nets for the rural unemployed. DOI: 10.5353/th_b2928839 Subjects: Sustainable agriculture -...

Download or read book Growing Populations Changing Landscapes written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-12 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.

Download or read book Regional Development Research in China A Roadmap to 2050 written by Dadao Lu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of regional development research. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the general and sub-group reports analyze the evolution and laws governing the development of science and technology, describe the decisive impact of science and technology on the modernization process, predict that the world is on the eve of an impending S&T revolution, and call for China to be fully prepared for this new round of S&T advancement. Based on the detailed study of the demands on S&T innovation in China's modernization, the reports draw a framework for eight basic and strategic systems of socio-economic development with the support of science and technology, work out China's S&T roadmaps for the relevant eight basic and strategic systems in line with China's reality, further detail S&T initiatives of strategic importance to China's modernization, and provide S&T decision-makers with comprehensive consultations for the development of S&T innovation consistent with China's reality. Supported by illustrations and tables of data, the reports provide researchers, government officials and entrepreneurs with guidance concerning research directions, the planning process, and investment. Founded in 1949, the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the nation's highest academic institution in natural sciences. Its major responsibilities are to conduct research in basic and technological sciences, to undertake nationwide integrated surveys on natural resources and ecological environment, to provide the country with scientific data and consultations for government's decision-making, to undertake government-assigned projects with regard to key S&T problems in the process of socio-economic development, to initiate personnel training, and to promote China's high-tech enterprises through its active engagement in these areas.

Download or read book Emergence of the Greater Pearl River Delta Mega City Region written by Ka-Shing Lee and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Emergence of the Greater Pearl River Delta Mega-city Region: a Study on Polycentricity" by Ka-shing, Lee, 李嘉承, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4642941 Subjects: Metropolitan areas - China - Pearl River Delta Regional planning - China - Pearl River Delta City planning - China - Pearl River Delta

Download or read book SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT FOR SUSTAINA written by Chung-Sze Joyce Tsoi and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development: Perspective From Greater Pearl River Delta" by Chung-sze, Joyce, Tsoi, 蔡頌詩, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled: Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development: Perspective from Greater Pearl River Delta Submitted by Chung Sze Joyce Tsoi for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in July 2005 This thesis investigates the application and implications of supply chain management as a modern management model in regulating corporate outsourcing activities within the Greater Pearl River Delta. Globalisation has accelerated the application of supply chain management as a mechanism to enhance corporate performance. At the same time this rapid economic development has also accelerated the destruction of environmental and social conditions in these areas, and this has resulted in a lot of media and public attention. This thesis contributes to the debate on how principles and concepts of sustainable development can be put into modern business practice. Society also expects corporations to play an essential role in creating economic, environmental and social prosperity. The literature integrates the concepts of corporate social responsibility and environmental management into the core supply chain management activities within the wider framework of sustainable development. The environmental and social challenges are investigated since there is a growing recognition that development should go beyond economic growth. Whilst most research in the west has focused on the environmental approaches of supply chain management, this thesis seeks to understand, integrate, evaluate and find other options to improve conditions in suppliers' factories. There is comparatively less literature discussing the social approach to and implications for supply chain management with respect to this region. Perhaps more importantly, social issues such as human rights and labour issues in relation to the physical environment are gaining momentum, and are particularly important in this region because of strong media and western consumer pressure resulting from sweatshop activist group campaigns in the west. The four- tier methodological approach is structured within an action research model to achieve the research objectives. The first and second primary studies confirm that both suppliers' and retailers' knowledge are inadequate in terms of establishing and publishing their environmental and social policies and procedures, such as implementing internal and external controls for employees and workers. Their traditional and conservative mindsets are linked to their unwillingness to make a change despite the economic restructuring rapidly taking place, and China's accession into the World Trade Organisation. In particular, codes of conduct are commonly existing literature, embedded with environmental and social criteria as an important policy imposed by multinational buyers to improve both environmental and social conditions within the supply chain. But how effective are such policies? Specifically, the effectiveness of the code of conduct approach is evaluated in the third study by social compliance audits at ground level in the garment industry. It is found that workers' awareness of the code of conduct is low. The barriers include a lack of continuous training, human resources or systems present to tackle specific problems. Key challenges are found in the areas of excessive working hours, unfair pay to the workers and

Download or read book The Economics of Sustainable Development written by Sisay Asefa and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This book contains six essays based on presentations made at the 40th Annual Werner Sichel Economics Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of Economics, Western Michigan University, during the academic year 2003-3004. The Series was made possible through the financial support of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Western Michigan University.

Download or read book Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability written by Ramón López and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Download or read book Sustainable Development in Hong Kong written by Terri Mottershead and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Development in Hong Kong provides a unique and pioneering examination of what the application of the ideas of sustainable development implies for Hong Kong with all its exceptional characteristics, political, social, ecological, and especially its very high urban density. The book brings together, for the first time, a broad cross-section of 21 public and private sector specialists in the many and varied aspects of sustainable development. In so doing, it demonstrates the breadth and depth of local knowledge and expertise in the subject, as well as the wide range of concepts and issues that will have to be considered and interests reconciled, for the concept to be fully implemented in Hong Kong. Sustainable development has been defined as: "development that meets the needs of today whilst not affecting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Implementing this concept requires that decision-makers from all stakeholder groups (government, business and the public) not only commit to sustainable development, but also incorporate it at every level of decision-making regardless of the political, economic, social, technological, cultural and legal frameworks within which their decisions are made. It also requires that, before doing so, they hear, respect and utilize the input from each other in these decisions. Sustainable development was placed squarely on the political agenda in Hong Kong through the Chief Executive's commitment to it in his Policy Address in 1999. This was followed by the adoption of it as an overriding objective in Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy (2001) and the establishment of the Sustainable Development Unit (2001) and the Council for Sustainable Development (2003). This is a book for all who are concerned about Hong Kong's environment and about its future development. The exceptional nature of Hong Kong means that this book also provides a valuable extreme case study for all who work in the sustainable development field.