抄録
A main cause of environmental problems in China is the large emission of pollutants from energy and industrial sectors. Characteristics of pollution, however, differs among regions depending upon the industrial structure of respective regions.This study investigates the relationship between regional industria lstructure and environmental loading (i. e., emission of air and water pollutants and generation of solid wastes) in China based on economic and environmental data from 1980 to 1995. The coastal region including the provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, and Guangdong is enjoying rapid economic growth based on industries with relatively small environmental loading such as machinery, electric appliances and electronic devices, textile, and chemical fibers. On the contrary, industrial development in other provinces are generally accomapanying the expansion of polluting industries such as steel, electric utility, etc.
