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Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path

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Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path. / Lu, Yonglong; Zhang, Yueqing; Cao, Xianghui et al.
In: Science Advances, Vol. 5, No. 8, eeau9413, 07.08.2019.

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Lu, Y, Zhang, Y, Cao, X, Wang, C, Wang, Y, Zhang , M, Ferrier, RC, Jenkins, A, Yuan, J, Bailey, MJ, Chen, D, Tian, H, Li, H, von Weizsacker , EU & Zhang, Z 2019, 'Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path', Science Advances, vol. 5, no. 8, eeau9413. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau9413

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Lu, Y., Zhang, Y., Cao, X., Wang, C., Wang, Y., Zhang , M., Ferrier, R. C., Jenkins, A., Yuan, J., Bailey, M. J., Chen, D., Tian, H., Li, H., von Weizsacker , E. U., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path. Science Advances, 5(8), Article eeau9413. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau9413

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Lu Y, Zhang Y, Cao X, Wang C, Wang Y, Zhang M et al. Forty years of reform and opening up: China’s progress toward a sustainable path. Science Advances. 2019 Aug 7;5(8):eeau9413. Epub 2019 Aug 2. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau9413

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Lu, Yonglong ; Zhang, Yueqing ; Cao, Xianghui et al. / Forty years of reform and opening up : China’s progress toward a sustainable path. In: Science Advances. 2019 ; Vol. 5, No. 8.

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title = "Forty years of reform and opening up: China{\textquoteright}s progress toward a sustainable path",
abstract = "After 40 years of reform and “opening up,” China has made remarkable economic progress. Such economic prosperity, however, has been coupled with environmental degradation. We analyze diverse long-term data to determine whether China is experiencing a decoupling of economic growth and environmental impacts, and where China stands with respect to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in terms of reducing regional division, urban-rural gap, social inequality, and land-based impacts on oceans. The results highlight that China{\textquoteright}s desire to achieve “ecological civilization” has resulted in a decoupling trend for major pollutants since 2015, while strong coupling remains with CO2 emissions. Progress has been made in health care provision, poverty reduction, and gender equity in education, while income disparity continues between regions and with rural-urban populations. There is a considerable way to go toward achieving delivery of the SDGs; however, China{\textquoteright}s progress toward economic prosperity and concomitant sustainability provides important insights for other countries.",
author = "Yonglong Lu and Yueqing Zhang and Xianghui Cao and Chenchen Wang and Yichao Wang and Meng Zhang and Ferrier, {Robert C.} and Alan Jenkins and Jingjing Yuan and Bailey, {Mark J.} and Deliang Chen and Hanqin Tian and Hong Li and {von Weizsacker}, {Ernst Ulrich} and Zhongxiang Zhang",
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language = "English",
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issn = "2375-2548",
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AU - Cao, Xianghui

AU - Wang, Chenchen

AU - Wang, Yichao

AU - Zhang , Meng

AU - Ferrier, Robert C.

AU - Jenkins, Alan

AU - Yuan, Jingjing

AU - Bailey, Mark J.

AU - Chen, Deliang

AU - Tian, Hanqin

AU - Li, Hong

AU - von Weizsacker , Ernst Ulrich

AU - Zhang, Zhongxiang

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AB - After 40 years of reform and “opening up,” China has made remarkable economic progress. Such economic prosperity, however, has been coupled with environmental degradation. We analyze diverse long-term data to determine whether China is experiencing a decoupling of economic growth and environmental impacts, and where China stands with respect to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in terms of reducing regional division, urban-rural gap, social inequality, and land-based impacts on oceans. The results highlight that China’s desire to achieve “ecological civilization” has resulted in a decoupling trend for major pollutants since 2015, while strong coupling remains with CO2 emissions. Progress has been made in health care provision, poverty reduction, and gender equity in education, while income disparity continues between regions and with rural-urban populations. There is a considerable way to go toward achieving delivery of the SDGs; however, China’s progress toward economic prosperity and concomitant sustainability provides important insights for other countries.

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