Fuzzy Cluster Analysis of Environmental Pollution in 31 of China's Provinces

Abstract:

31 of China’s provinces was divided into seven categories by a process of collecting data, standardizing data, creating fuzzy similarity matrix and fuzzy equivalent matrix, and finding the threshold value. There is not strictly positive correlation between environmental pollution and economic growth in China’s provinces. Because of different industry development policy and industry feature, environmental pollution in some more developed provinces and cities is less serious, while that in some provinces of the intermediate level is more serious.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 295-298)
• Pages: 882-887
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.295-298.882
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Jian Jin, Jing Chao Hu
• Keywords: Economic Development, Environmental Pollution, Fuzzy Cluster Analysis

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