TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental implications of urbanization and lifestyle change in China
T2 - Ecological and Water Footprints
AU - Hubacek, Klaus
AU - Guan, Dabo
AU - Barrett, John
AU - Wiedmann, Thomas
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Since the open door policy in 1978 China has undergone enormous economic and social changes making China to be one of the largest economies and consumers of resources in the world. The pronounced differences in income and lifestyles especially between urban and rural China were also part of China's economic rebirth. This paper explores current trajectories and scenarios for urbanization and lifestyle changes and other important socio-economic trends in China. The implications of these changes are analysed for Beijing in particular and then compared to China for the year 2020. These changes by 2020 are modelled using input-output analysis in combination with the Ecological Footprint and Water Footprint.
AB - Since the open door policy in 1978 China has undergone enormous economic and social changes making China to be one of the largest economies and consumers of resources in the world. The pronounced differences in income and lifestyles especially between urban and rural China were also part of China's economic rebirth. This paper explores current trajectories and scenarios for urbanization and lifestyle changes and other important socio-economic trends in China. The implications of these changes are analysed for Beijing in particular and then compared to China for the year 2020. These changes by 2020 are modelled using input-output analysis in combination with the Ecological Footprint and Water Footprint.
KW - China
KW - Ecological Footprint
KW - Input-output analysis
KW - Lifestyles
KW - Sustainable consumption
KW - Water Footprint
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67449092727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.03.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.03.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67449092727
VL - 17
SP - 1241
EP - 1248
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
IS - 14
ER -