Question | Answer |
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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