Pearl River Delta

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environmental and economy
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About Pearl River Delta •Area in Guangdong province •South east China •lots of manufacturing industry and MNCs
Benefits •Created lots of jobs •Increased wealth of area
Disadvantages •Huge environmental impacts: - air pollution -deforestation - water pollution - Smog -acid rain ( 2007, 45% of province rain was acid rain)
Managing Environmental Impacts •Air Quality Management plan: Reduce air pollution by using natural gas instead of coal • Clean up Pearl river
How are these strategies sustainable? •Aim to reduce without stopping industry from expanding • People will still be able to live and work there
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