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Beijing 2008 Olympic games : an environmental review
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Significant strides are being made to 'green' the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The report states that environmental measures are being introduced covering waste management, cleaner transport systems...
Significant strides are being made to 'green' the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The report states that environmental measures are being introduced covering waste management, cleaner transport systems and water treatment, as well as new urban green belts including a 580-hectare Olympic Forest Park.--Publisher's description.
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- Creator
- United Nations Environmental Programme
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Nairobi, Kenya : UNEP, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- 163 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
- ISBNs
- 9789280728880, 9280728881
- OCLC
- ocn191746941
- "Job number:DCP/1017/NA"--Inside cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-163).
- Available both in print and online.
- pt. 1. Greening the Olympics -- The bidding phase, the Beijing 2008 environmental commitments and the green Olympics' concept -- Organizational structure and involved parties -- The city of Beijing and the Olympic system -- Greening the games -- pt. 2. Greening Beijing. Air quality -- Transport -- Energy and industry -- Water -- Solid waste -- Green coverage and protected areas in Beijing -- pt. 3. The NGO perspective. The environmental NGO perspective