Heritage preservation and sustainability of China's development

Chan Wai-Yin and Ma Shu-Yun
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Chan Wai-Yin: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Postal: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ma Shu-Yun: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Postal: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Sustainable Development, 2004, vol. 12, issue 1, 15-31

Abstract: Under the influence of economic growth theories, the idea of sustainable development has been revised to sustainable economic development. As a result, cultural concern has often given way to economic calculation in the course of development. This has been evident in the case of China, where economic construction has destroyed a number of invaluable heritage sites. Development in China, therefore, may not be sustainable, since the major concern of its development policy is focused on sustainable economic development rather than sustainable development. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Date: 2004
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