简介:秦皇岛经济技术开发区是1984年经国务院批准设立的首批14个国家级开发区之一,是河北省唯一的国家级经济技术开发区。经过二十多年的开发建设,这里已经成为一座环境友好、功能完善、产业聚集、发展强劲的现代化工业园区和充满活力的经济亮点和环境亮点。
简介:Thispaperexaminestheconnectionsamongsustain-ability,governanceandGDP,usingthedatafrom123countries.SustainabilityisfoundtoberelatedwithGDPintwocontradic-toryways.Ontheonehand,growthinGDPstrengthensanation’sabilitytomaintainfavorableenvironmentalconditionsintothefuture.Ontheotherhand,GDPgrowthisbuiltonmoreconsump-tionofnaturalresources,andthereforegeneratesalarger“foot-print”ontheEarth.Governanceplaysakeyroleinsustainabledevelopment.However,itisnothelpingtoreduceourfootprintontheEarth.Infact,goodgovernanceislinkedtoalargerfootprint.Thisreflectsourmaterialistvalueandhumanimpulse.Whenasocietyprefersthecomfortandwell-beingofhumanbeingstothewelfareofitsenvironment,democraticgovernancemightbeusedasaneffectivetoolagainstnature.