Essays about: "social problems in china"

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1. 21. Feasibility Study of Implementing Vafab Municipal Solid Waste Management to Wuhan, China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Yuan Kong; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at providing comprehensive descriptions of Vafab and Wuhan household waste management systems and comparing the two systems for the purpose of better understanding over the similarities and differences between these two cases. Literature study, semi-structured interviews and field studies have been applied as methods to describe both Vafab and Wuhan municipal solid waste management (“MSWM”) from the past to the future. READ MORE

3. 22. Environmental Governance in China: Centralization of Local Environmental Policy in the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Key Regions plan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Christopher Stamfors; [2015]
   Keywords : China; centre; centralization; environmental policy; local government; central government; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to showcase the affect environmental policy has on the centrallocal relations in contemporary China. The thesis argues that the central government is centralizing control of environmental policy by the use of the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Key Regions plan (Prevention Plan). READ MORE

4. 23. Tobacco smoking among Peking University students – smoking as a resistance, lack of information on health problems, or a societal norm? A case-study in Peking University with students aged 18-28

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Mihkel Leis; [2015]
   Keywords : tobacco smoking; health; Chinese students; Peking University; smoking ban; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Within last four decades, smoking has become a major problem for the Chinese People’s Republic (hereafter: China) as there are annually approximately 1.2 million smoke-related deaths. READ MORE

5. 24. Selecting Housing Development Sites using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) : A Case Study of Guangzhou, China

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Da Wei; Yijie Ding; [2015]
   Keywords : Guangzhou; housing development; site selection; GIS; multi-criteria decision analysis; analytic hierarchy process;

   Abstract : Planning is of vital importance for the development urban areas to facilitate sustainable economic growth and social functions. The traditional, manual ways of planning that depend on biophysical data and use a hierarchical approach are no longer appropriate for site choice since information is rapidly updated today. READ MORE

6. 25. Healthcare Reform: A Microcosm and Exploration of New Public Management in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Baoyue Zhang; [2015]
   Keywords : New public management NPM ; public-private partnership PPP ; new institutional economics NIE ; cost efficiency; resource allocation.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The NPM is considered as an efficacious way to improve effectiveness and efficiency in management control of public health for its market-driven and market-driving characteristics. Theoretically, it is a hybrid of economics and business management in public management. READ MORE