Title :
Study of Economic Development of Healthy Metropolitan Area and Sustainability of Regional Environment
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Econ., Hubei Univ. of Econ., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
The purpose of this document is to communicate an economic vision for Urban Economics. Solving the environmental problems associated with urbanization requires lateral thinking, or rather vertical thinking. Problems abound when considering the environmental challenges of an increasingly urban society. Among these are a decreasing vegetation cover of the soil, water absorption capacity, shade and temperature regulating vegetation, and an increasing level of air, noise, water and light pollution. While many have attributed these problems to a plethora of factors; the main cause remains the properties of the materials used in the urbanization process. This is itself a result of economic circumstances that favor the use of cheap and inorganic materials. It is counterintuitive, therefore, that these very same materials could be used further in the provision of a solution to the problems associated with the urban environment.
Keywords :
air pollution; environmental economics; environmental management; noise pollution; socio-economic effects; soil; sustainable development; vegetation; water; water pollution; air pollution; economic development; environmental problems; healthy metropolitan area; light pollution; noise pollution; regional environment sustainability; shade regulating vegetation; soil water absorption capacity; temperature regulating vegetation; urbanization; vegetation cover; water pollution; Absorption; Environmental economics; Environmental factors; Noise level; Soil; Temperature; Urban areas; Vegetation; Water pollution; Working environment noise; a model community; environmental management; environmental sustainability and development; urban economics;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental Science and Information Application Technology, 2009. ESIAT 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3682-8
DOI :
10.1109/ESIAT.2009.290