Event Title

Globalization in China and the Environmental Health Consquences

Presenter Information

Abigail Sill, Colby CollegeFollow

Location

Diamond 153

Start Date

30-4-2015 9:00 AM

End Date

30-4-2015 10:25 AM

Project Type

Presentation

Description

Many scholars would support that Chinas expedited globalization has wrought the rapid development of industry. While industrial growth certainly has economic and political advantages, it is also inevitably matched with extreme environmental challenges. Beyond the damage to our planet, these challenges yield another problem: the global burden of disease is rising exponentially in China, posing major health risks for people breathing the air, drinking the water, and using public facilities.

Faculty Sponsor

Hong Zhang

Sponsoring Department

Colby College. East Asian Studies Dept.

CLAS Field of Study

Humanities

Event Website

http://www.colby.edu/clas

ID

1440

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Globalization in China and the Environmental Health Consquences

Diamond 153

Many scholars would support that Chinas expedited globalization has wrought the rapid development of industry. While industrial growth certainly has economic and political advantages, it is also inevitably matched with extreme environmental challenges. Beyond the damage to our planet, these challenges yield another problem: the global burden of disease is rising exponentially in China, posing major health risks for people breathing the air, drinking the water, and using public facilities.

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/244