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During the rush hour commute, a haze envelops the whole city, with no trace of the sun; tall buildings nearby are obscured by the smog, and vehicles stuck in the traffic jam snail ahead. In the dusky haze, one can easily develop feelings of depression and even despair. This has been a typical picture of haze in Beijing, the capital of China. Yet it was not until the winter of 2011 that the city began to suffer from constant smoggy and hazy weather, with the air so contaminated that the pollution levels were way off the charts (more details in the chapter by Lin and Guan in this volume). Just as the haze hangs over the city of Beijing and elsewhere in China, environmental pollution looms in the public mind across the nation.
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Ren, B., Shou, H. (2013). Introduction: Dynamics, Challenges, and Opportunities in Making a Green China. In: Ren, B., Shou, H. (eds) Chinese Environmental Governance. Environmental Politics and Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137343680_1
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