Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China

Introduction: The rapid development of economy has led to extensive raw material consumption and relevant environmental damage in China. To analyze environmental impacts and identify materials resulting in these environmental effects via raw material extraction, we combine economy-wide material flow...

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Autores principales:	Shen Zhao, He-Ming Wang, Wei-Qiang Chen, Dong Yang, Jing-Ru Liu, Feng Shi
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	decoupling analysis economy-wide material flow accounting life cycle assessment environmental impact material flows Ecology QH540-549.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ae7bddf8211a43d6be2053f4ddee9466
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae7bddf8211a43d6be2053f4ddee94662021-12-02T16:16:38ZEnvironmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China2332-887810.1080/20964129.2019.1577703https://doaj.org/article/ae7bddf8211a43d6be2053f4ddee94662019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2019.1577703https://doaj.org/toc/2332-8878Introduction: The rapid development of economy has led to extensive raw material consumption and relevant environmental damage in China. To analyze environmental impacts and identify materials resulting in these environmental effects via raw material extraction, we combine economy-wide material flow accounting and life-cycle analysis methods to estimate environmental impacts of Chinese domestic extraction (DE) during the period of 1992–2015. The relationship between these increasing environmental impacts and Chinese GDP was also explored by decoupling analysis. Outcomes: Results show that Chinese DE increased by 372% during 1992–2015. The global warming potential, abiotic depletion potential, and respiratory inorganics of Chinese DE increased by 195%, 46%, and 408%, respectively. In terms of specific materials, extraction of iron ores, gravel and sand, and coal induced the most environmental impacts. The relationship between environmental impacts and Chinese GDP/DE was characterized by relative decoupling. Conclusion: To minimize the environmental impacts of extraction, we recommend that the Chinese government improve its extraction techniques and reduce excess demand for materials with large extraction such as iron ores, gravel and sand, and coal. We also recommend researching alternative materials for scarce resources like molybdenum, gold, and fluorite.Shen ZhaoHe-Ming WangWei-Qiang ChenDong YangJing-Ru LiuFeng ShiTaylor & Francis Grouparticledecoupling analysiseconomy-wide material flow accountinglife cycle assessmentenvironmental impactmaterial flowsEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcosystem Health and Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 67-78 (2019)
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topic	decoupling analysis economy-wide material flow accounting life cycle assessment environmental impact material flows Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	decoupling analysis economy-wide material flow accounting life cycle assessment environmental impact material flows Ecology QH540-549.5 Shen Zhao He-Ming Wang Wei-Qiang Chen Dong Yang Jing-Ru Liu Feng Shi Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China
description	Introduction: The rapid development of economy has led to extensive raw material consumption and relevant environmental damage in China. To analyze environmental impacts and identify materials resulting in these environmental effects via raw material extraction, we combine economy-wide material flow accounting and life-cycle analysis methods to estimate environmental impacts of Chinese domestic extraction (DE) during the period of 1992–2015. The relationship between these increasing environmental impacts and Chinese GDP was also explored by decoupling analysis. Outcomes: Results show that Chinese DE increased by 372% during 1992–2015. The global warming potential, abiotic depletion potential, and respiratory inorganics of Chinese DE increased by 195%, 46%, and 408%, respectively. In terms of specific materials, extraction of iron ores, gravel and sand, and coal induced the most environmental impacts. The relationship between environmental impacts and Chinese GDP/DE was characterized by relative decoupling. Conclusion: To minimize the environmental impacts of extraction, we recommend that the Chinese government improve its extraction techniques and reduce excess demand for materials with large extraction such as iron ores, gravel and sand, and coal. We also recommend researching alternative materials for scarce resources like molybdenum, gold, and fluorite.
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author	Shen Zhao He-Ming Wang Wei-Qiang Chen Dong Yang Jing-Ru Liu Feng Shi
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title	Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China
title_short	Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China
title_full	Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China
title_fullStr	Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China
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publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2019
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Environmental impacts of domestic resource extraction in China

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