[Relationships between economic growth and industrial pollutant discharge of Suzhou: how about the EKC?].
Based on the study of the relationships between economic growth and industrial pollutant discharge of Suzhou City in 1991-2005, the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of the City was estimated by several kinds of function, with the cause analyzed. The results showed that the EKC of Suzhou was not a typical one. The industrial pollution of the City increased dramatically by scale effect of economic growth and the clear environmental benefit of industrial structure adjustment was not received obviously, while generalized discharge reduction technologies showed great results. In general terms, the pollution increase was comparatively slower than the GDP growth. As a whole, the environmental policy of Suzhou was in effect. However, the relationships between economic growth and industrial pollutant discharge had not been a benign development yet. In order to achieve win-win situation of economic growth and pollution reduction, Suzhou needed to optimize its industry structure, push the energy conservation and discharge reduction policy deeply, increase environmental investment, and enforce the strictest environmental and industrial policy. In doing these, Suzhou could turn the traditional omega-shaped EKC into delta-shaped EKC.
Ling
Hong
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State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. linghong@jaes.com
Zhu
Xiao-Dong
XD
Wang
Hui-Zhong
HZ
Yin
Rong-Yao
RY
Wang
Xiang-Hua
XH
Zhao
Wen-Jun
WJ
D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004467:Economics; D004782:Environmental Health; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D007221:Industry
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