TY - JOUR
T1 - China's ecosystems
T2 - Sacrificing the poor
AU - Zinda, John A.
AU - Hopping, Kelly A.
AU - Schmitt, Edwin
AU - Yeh, Emily T.
AU - Harrell, Stevan
AU - Anderson, Eugene N.
N1 - In their Report "Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital" (17 June, p. [1455][1]), Z. Ouyang et al. model changes in selected ecosystem services in China to show that, at the national level, rapid economic growth is compatible with increased provision of ecosystem
PY - 2016/8/12
Y1 - 2016/8/12
N2 - In their report “Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital” (17 June, p. 1455), Z. Ouyang et al. model changes in selected ecosystem services in China to show that, at the national level, rapid economic growth is compatible with increased provision of ecosystem services. However, closer examination of their data reveals that national-scale improvements have come at the cost of environmental justice toward poor, marginalized, and ethnic minority communities, whose well-being is sacrificed to provide ecosystem services for wealthier, mostly urban populations.
AB - In their report “Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital” (17 June, p. 1455), Z. Ouyang et al. model changes in selected ecosystem services in China to show that, at the national level, rapid economic growth is compatible with increased provision of ecosystem services. However, closer examination of their data reveals that national-scale improvements have come at the cost of environmental justice toward poor, marginalized, and ethnic minority communities, whose well-being is sacrificed to provide ecosystem services for wealthier, mostly urban populations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84981525098&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1126/science.aah4960
DO - 10.1126/science.aah4960
M3 - Letter
C2 - 27516591
AN - SCOPUS:84981525098
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 353
SP - 657
EP - 658
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 6300
ER -
