China’s Sustainable Development, Challenges and Solutions

Abstract:

China is meeting many environmental challenges that threaten food safety and security but there are actions China may implement to improve this situation. Current impediments include continued population increase, rapid urbanization, and decrease in arable lands, water pollution and climate change. China should control the population, improve irrigation techniques, fight against water pollution and invest on education to facilitate a major transition in the development mode and strive for more sustainable consumption of natural resources. These actions will ensure China’s self-sufficiency and prosperity.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 962-965)
• Pages: 1997-2000
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.962-965.1997
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Bo Zhang*
• Keywords: Environmental Challenges, Sustainable Development, Urbanization, Water Pollution

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