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Inverted-U curve for material consumption of China industrial system: a new implication from environmental regulation

  • Fang, Yiping
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.237-255
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    • 2012
  • We review the research literature on relationship between environmental regulation and industrial development in three aspects of environmental regulation and investment, environmental regulation and efficiency, environmental regulation and trade. Indeed, the linkage between environmental regulation and material consumption of industrial system is absent. Environmental regulation is measured as the expenditure share for industrial pollutants abatement, and effluent charge intensity. Using panel-level data from 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, we build correlation models between material consumption and environmental regulation, results show that: (1) there are significant quadratic function relationship between material consumption and environmental regulation. And there is the fact that inflection point exists. (2) On basis of inflection points, we make two remarkable reflections. Firstly, the inflection points are the most important scale to judge reasonability and performance of regulations. Secondly, a Pareto improvement may occur when the regulations achieve a certain target. (3) Both intensities of industrial pollutants abatement expenditure and effluent charge have not yet achieved the expected target in most regions of mainland China at present. And most of regions of material consumption decreasing are distributed in western China. Main reasons lie in the impacts of industrial features as well as the regulations.

Study on the Pattern of Environmental Regulation Violation of the Korean Firms : positive analysis using the correspondence analysis (한국기업의 환경법규위반패턴에 관한 연구 : 대응분석을 이용한 실증적 분석)

  • 최용석;강상목
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.445-450
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    • 1994
  • The environmental regulation violation of the Korean firms is causing severe environmental pollution lately. Nevertheless, there are few studies on the firm's pattern of environmental regulation violation. In this paper, for the pattern of environmental regulation violation of the Korean firms, we give a type of statistical data analysis using the correspondence analysis. Therefore, with more effective control and inspection based on this, we have an effective and enforceable system decreasing the violative firms.

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Application PDX to BOM of Auto Parts Manufacturers for Environmental Regulation Compliance (환경규제 준수를 위한 PDX 표준의 자동차 부품 업계 BOM 적용)

  • Lee, Jai-Kyung;Lee, Seung-Woo
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2010
  • The environmental regulation of a product is a global trend. The environmental regulation directives such as RoHS, WEEE, ELV and REACH have impacted Korean export-oriented auto parts manufacturer and affects the export of the product to aboard. In electronics manufacture and auto parts manufacturer, there are different systems for environmental regulation compliance. Nowadays the automotive mechatronics parts in a car are increasing. The HEV and intelligent car will need more mechatronics parts. It is necessary to apply the environmental regulation system of electronics to the automotive parts. In this paper, we proposed the application of PDX standard used in electronic industry to the BOM of the auto parts manufactures and showed an example of generated BOM for selected auto part using PDX. The PDX-based BOM can be used for the recording of environmental substances of the automotive mechatronics part and help the collaboration across auto parts manufactures in accordance with environmental regulation.

An Empirical Study of the Relation between Environmental Regulation and Export of Korea (수입국의 환경규제가 한국의 수출에 미친 영향 실증분석)

  • Oh, Keun-Yeob;Myung, Chang-Yeon
    • Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.627-653
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    • 2005
  • The paper investigates the relation between importer's environmental regulation level and export of Korea by using the gravity model. We used the trade data of OECD for the year 2001 and environmental regulation indices of WEF. The main results of these empirical analysis are as follows. First, the influence of environmental regulation on export of whole industries have a significant result. Second, this effects matters at the industry level, too. But, the effects of the environmental regulation depends on the industries.

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A Diagnosis of Land Use Regulation Policy in Paldang Lake (팔당 상수원 토지이용규제 정책의 문제점과 개선방안)

  • Ha, Joo-Hyun;Lee, Hye Won;Choi, Junghyun;Park, Seok Soon
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.855-862
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    • 2009
  • This paper pointed out major problems of land use regulation policy surrounding Paldang Lake as follows: (1) inefficient management system, (2) inconsistent administrative management, (3) illogical selection of regulated area, (4) contradictory present system, and (5) controversial discharge control. Several regulation laws for the land-use surrounding Paldang Lake caused confusion of application and inefficiency of management. Amendment of regulation laws made it possible that the regulated area was developed, which resulted in the deterioration of water quality. In addition, successive regulations without scientific implementation overexpanded regulated area and focus on the discharge concentration of contaminated sources stimulated development of small size sources. To overcome these problems, we suggested reestablishment of regulated area, differentiation of regulation amendments, and flexibility in the application of regulation. It is necessary to arrange regulated area based on the efficient land use management and scientific implementation and then to mitigate land use regulation under the sustainable development. For the flexible application of regulation, it is required to amend the rule in response to the change of environmental condition and development of environmental techniques.

Reformation of Environmental Regulation through introduction of the Zero Liquid Discharge System (무방류시스템 도입에 따른 환경규제효율화 방안)

  • Choi, Ji-Yong
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.31-49
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    • 2003
  • It is difficult to examine the causal relation of pollution damages because the time gap between pollution cause and effect is large and new pollutants are continuously being produced. Their many environmental effects are not promptly studied. As both the study of causal relation about pollution and the pollutant treatment are becoming highly advanced by the development of science and environmental technology, both the economy and balance on environmental regulation may be discussed. It is reasonable to decide environmental policy in consideration of close relation between both the generation and resolution of environmental problems and of technological developments because environmental problems are related to complicated social problems and scientific technologies. First item in policy decision about environmental control and management is preferentially to consider the way of prevention. It is necessary to prevent pollution by regulating the installment of environmental pollution facility into the environmentally sensitive areas, like water supply source and to regulate land utilization as a method to achieve pollution prevention. Second is a consideration of environmental technology development. This is a solution which can accomplish the development of environmental technology and the reinforcement of economic competition. Third is the coexistence of environment and economy. It is necessary to consider economy in connection with environmental problems and environment in economic problem. Then, we can enjoy a healthy life as well as economic affluence. Fourth is the enlargement of environmental management means. Environmental management means must be diversified because environmental cause and effect are varied. For Improving the land use regulation system, it is necessary to consider both land use regulation status and pollutant toxicity with the development of environmental technology. Land use must be approached by classifying land to 3 levels; water source protection zone and water front zone, special zone 1 and 2, rancus and other zones. Land regulation policy to prevent any accident in water source protection zone, waterfront zone, and special zone must be continuously upgraded. However, economical consideration in other zones is required by the development of environmental technology.

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A study on the effect of changes in the level of environmental regulation of the importing country on export performance (수입국 환경제도수준 변화가 수출에 미치는 영향 연구)

  • Yun-Seop Hwang;Cheon Yu
    • Korea Trade Review
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.65-81
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    • 2020
  • Under New Climate Regime, countries are trying to enhance environmental regulations to meet international standards. This study is designed to examine the relationship between the relative level of environmental regulation of the importing countries and the export performance at the industrial level. Panel data from 2009 to 2018 was established for 12 top export industries and empirical analysis was conducted. For the analysis method, panel OLS, Hausman-Taylor, and panel GLS were used based on the results of the Hausman verification. The dependent variable is the export performance of each industry. As the independent variables, the relative level of environmental regulation, GDP per capita of the importing country, exchange rate, FTA agreement, and physical distance from the importing country were used. Results show that the relative level of environmental regulation has a negative effect on export performance of semiconductors, displays, special machines, general machines, electric appliances, and home appliances. On the other hand, there are no relationship between the relative level of environmental regulation of the importing country and export performance of automobile, petroleum refining, petrochemical, shipbuilding, and communication equipment industries.

Trends of International Environmental Regulation (외국의 환경규제 동향)

  • Lee Hyeon-Yong;Song Jun-Yeop;Gang Jae-Hun
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2006.04a
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    • pp.385-390
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    • 2006
  • Air pollution problem has been one of the most urgent global environmental problems since UN Framework Convention on Climate Change accepted in Rio Conference, 1992. International environmental regulations of global community to reduce the green house gases have influenced the domestic environmental policies. International trends of environmental regulation are introduced in this paper.

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Environmentally Conscious Consumer Behavior and Support on the Environmental Regulation (환경의식적 소비자행동과 환경규제방안에 대한 지지도)

  • 민현선
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.107-121
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    • 1996
  • The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate the level of environmentally conscious consumer behavior and support on the environmental regulation, and (2) to identify the influencing variables and causal relationship. Data were collected from questionnares with 1050 male and female consumers who were in the age of 20∼49 and residents of 6 cities(Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Kwangju, Taejoen, Inchon). The major findings were as follows: (1) The level of environmentally conscious behavior was relatively high and differed significantly according to sex, age, education and marital status. (2) The level of support on the environmental regulation measures, consumers' support on the company regulation measures was most strong. (4) Sex, age, marital status, environment awareness and environmentally conscious behavior had positive effects on consumers' support on the environmental regulation directly and indirectly.

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A Study on the Emergence of Environmental Regulation in Complex System Paradigm (복잡계 패러다임에서 환경규제의 출현에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Han-Woong;Kim, Seong-Hun;Bae, Ha-Na;Seo, Yong-Mo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.6905-6916
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    • 2015
  • The primary purpose of this paper is to find out the environmental regulation in our global society with complex system concept. After the industrial revolution, there were working toward solving various problems while there has been an industry advancement. But, there are various issues that a simple international trade or economic technologic levels were not solved. The evolution of technologies through complex systemic thought are not accidental issues. These issues build and provide a predictable technology innovation that system was emergent a new order. With complex systemic thought, the earth that was facing environmental problems was in the phrase edge of chose. These conditions played the trigger role for the solving various problems in environmental regulations but they don't get along well together. There were no causal relationship between structural elements. This paper describes an emergence of new order through these interactions in environmental regulation. These environmental regulations make desperate efforts not only public sectors but also private or/and firms that make an emergence of new order with the critical point reached. Also, we provide the understanding base an environmental regulation with new order for uncertainty.