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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52465#.VJjOocCAM4 Author(s)   Dan Zhu * , Michael Kung Affiliation(s) Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA . ABSTRACT Recent reports show that an estimated one-fifth of the world’s population is suffering from toxic air pollution (Qu, 2013; Liu, 2013; Zhou et al., 2013). This is especially evident in China, where PM 2.5 covers one-seventh of China’s total territory. In order to combat this disaster, three aspects will be included in this paper to analyze Beijing’s air pollution management through a scientific and philosophical lens for the future human health in China. The first ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48422#.VDzJhVfHRK0 Author(s)    Henning Kroll , Esther Schnabl Affiliation(s) Competence Center Policy and Regions, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany . Competence Center Policy and Regions, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany . ABSTRACT In China, as in other countries, pre-competitive research constitutes the basis of techno-economic development beyond imitation and adaptation. While acknowledging the nation’s concerted efforts to improve the situation, most empirical accounts of science-industry linkages in China remain sceptical about local universities’ ability ...