title: Modeling pollution control and performance in China's provinces.
abstract: The paper constructs a pollution control performance (PCP) evaluation model by introducing the norm of n-dimensional space. The PCP of 30 Chinese provinces for the period of 2003-2008 is evaluated based on the model and the factors influencing China's pollution control are further examined. It is found that: (1) China's PCP has improved rapidly but there is a large regional imbalance with the PCP of Eastern China being much better than that of Central and Western China; (2) to improve the level of China's PCP, government policies should consider industrial structure adjustment, restricting industry entries and increased investment in pollution abatement and R&D.
authors.affiliation: School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230026, China. weijc@ustc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jiuchang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Ruiyue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinova
authors.forename: Dingtao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008962:Models, Theoretical