Plans for improvement of Beijing's environment

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Beijing Huanjing Baohu; (United States)

OSTI ID:6017654

Ming, Qian; Zhu, Z

This article proposes that comprehensive planning and rational layout are among the most economical and most effective measures for controlling and reducing environmental pollution in Beijing, China. The elimination of pollution and the fundamental improvement of the capital's urban and rural environmental requires not only a clean up of major sources of pollution, but also requires all-around and multifaceted work in controlling the size of the city, changing the kinds of fuel it uses, and successfully protecting water sources. Beijing is an overly large city which has such problems as an overconcentration of population and industry in urban areas, a low rate of reforestation, serious damage from windblown sand, and urban water shortage, with a fall in and pollution of the water table. The following measures are suggested for the environmental improvement of the city: strict control of the size of the city, with gradual dispersal of the urban population; readjustment of urban patterns and increase in construction in distant suburbs for a gradual turn around of the overconcentration of building projects in urban areas; readjustment of the industrial structure; gradual change of the fuel structure with development of urban coal gas and a centralized supply of heat; the protection of water sources; and reforestation.

• OSTI ID: 6017654
• Journal Information: Beijing Huanjing Baohu; (United States), Journal Name: Beijing Huanjing Baohu; (United States) Vol. 9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
ASIA
CHINA
COAL GAS
CONSTRUCTION
DISTRICT HEATING
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FLUIDS
FORESTRY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEATING
PLANNING
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POPULATION RELOCATION
RESOURCES
RURAL AREAS
SAND
URBAN AREAS
WATER RESOURCES
WIND