The Economic Boom in China and its Influence on the Environment

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol, language: English, abstract: This written assignment is concerned with the economic boom in China and its negative side effects. After a short introduction about the economic development in China, the types of pollutions and the changes are going to be explained. There will be a schedule of the most significant pollution-types and an explanation what China actually does against the environmental pollution. Afterwards there will be a statement about the future prospects. At least a resume about all those facts in form of a conclusion takes place.

In the year 2010, China replaced Japan as the second largest economy in the world. The Chinese economy has continued to grow strongly in recent years and even during the global economic crisis. Nevertheless, the economic boom in China has also had negative side effects. There are continual negative headlines about the environmental pollution in China.