Impact of China's financial development on the sustainable …
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to strengthen regional economic and policy cooperation and achieve the rapid development among the participating …
Competition and the Decline of the Rust Belt
It's commonly believed that the American "Rust Belt"—the heavy manufacturing region primarily bordering the Great Lakes—began to decline economically during the severe recessions of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continued to decline as U.S. manufacturing struggled after that (see, for example, Dictionary of American History …
Impact of new developments on Green Belt land
The Commons Library briefing Green Belt, October 2022, sets out current Green Belt planning policy and some of the recent concern and controversy about the Green Belt.It covers how it is treated the Planning for the Future (2020) and Levelling Up White Paper (2022). It also covers the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23.It …
The One Belt, One Road Initiative-Impact on Trade and …
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, two important trends emerged. ... increase consumption and innovation, and lift productivity growth. Externally, it unveiled the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road—referred to here as One Belt, One Road (OBOR)—which is meant to strengthen infrastructure on the ...
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) | Progress, Impact, China, & Facts
The economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and global inflation caused by the Russia-Ukraine War also slowed progress on projects, exacerbated financial difficulties, and made BRI loans even more unsustainable. Pakistan, for example, has struggled to make external payments, as one-fourth of its total debt is owed to China.
The Belt and Road Initiative: Impact on Trade Patterns …
The recent rise of Chinese overseas development assistance activities has inspired debate on various issues—to include the changing nature of world order. Amid this debate, this paper investigates the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It applies the gravity model and analyzes Chinese foreign aid data to reveal the impact of BRI on …
Assessing the impact of international trade on ecological …
What we know about the environmental effects of the belt and Road Initiative (BRI) The BRI and its effects on global trade and infrastructure have been the subject of numerous scholarly articles. Due to the scope of the project, studying how it can affect the environment is crucial.
Uncovering sand mining's impacts on the world's rivers
Water Week 2018, the Impacts of sand mining on ecosystem structure, ... such as the Belt & Road Initiative, consume more and more sand. And the impacts are certainly cause for concern.
The impact of information and communication technology, financial
The findings of prevailing researches on the relationship between financial development, ICT, energy use, and carbon emissions remain mixed. A large number of studies have been conducted in the past on different samples, data, econometric techniques, and periods; however, different conclusions have been reached such as the impact of financial …
Environmental challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative
Beyond the impacts described above, BRI infrastructures will boost the extraction and use of raw materials, such as sand and limestone for production of concrete and cement, and fossil fuels.
Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on World Politics and …
This paper aims at focusing on the main impact of the China belt and road initiative on world politics and economic development. Given that the BRI is a foreign policy launched by the Chinese ...
The Impact of Belt and Road Initiative on Regional Financial
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed in 2013 has received wide research attention in recent years. However, rigorous quantitative studies on BRI's impact on regional financial integration are ...
The Financial Implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative
Discusses the financial implications in a policy trilemma context; Analyzes the impact of the BRI on this theory, including possible policy options to cope with China's policy trilemma in a structurally more balanced "new normal" economic growth model; Assesses financial stability issues concerning liberalization policies in China
Spatial analysis of financial development's effect on the …
These effects occur via various channels, such as the foreign capital flows and international trade, which exploit lax enforcement of financial and environmental regulations in host countries. The BRI led by China also established financial institutions to provide aids and low-interest loans to member states.
Evaluating Spatiotemporal Patterns and Integrated Driving …
Understanding habitat quality patterns and their drivers in arid zones is of fundamental importance to the sustainability maintenance of terrestrial ecosystems, but remains elusive. Here, we applied the InVEST model to investigate the spatiotemporal patterns of habitat quality in the northern sand-prevention belt (NSPB) across five time …
Benefits and challenges of the green belt
If 60 per cent of green belt land close to train stations could be developed for housing at low average densities (40 dwellings per hectare), this would allow for more infrastructure and the protection of land most valuable to …
Full article: Green Belts: Past; Present; Future?
Their analysis of U.K. green belt impacts and issues identifies key concerns, and concentrates on the debate between preservation and development. Much useful information is provided, such as on the rate of green belt loss. The book is most useful for those interested in the history of U.K. green belts and the debate over their …
The Financial Implications of China's Belt and …
Discusses the financial implications in a policy trilemma context; Analyzes the impact of the BRI on this theory, including possible policy options to cope with China's policy trilemma in a structurally more balanced "new …
Financial Risk Measurement and Spatial Spillover Effects …
Using the financial market data of 35 countries along the Belt and Road (B&R), this paper constructs an imported financial risk network based on the conditional expected shortfall (CoES) to measure the systemic financial risk of the countries along the B&R. Furthermore, complex network theory is combined with spatial econometrics to …
Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on the Global Economy …
This chapter discusses the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the global economy. The gravity of economic growth has shifted towards the emerging economies, especially towards China, which will have an impact on global trade. ... The shift of global economic power towards East Asia has commenced during the Asian …
Research on the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on the
As of December 2021, China has signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with 145 countries and 32 international …
Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Sand and Dust Storms: Impact …
Sand and dust storms (SDS) play an integral role in the Earth system but they also present a range of hazards to the environmental and economic sustainability of human society. These hazards are of considerable importance for residents of dryland environments and also affect people beyond drylands because wind erosion can occur in most …
The Financial Returns on China's Belt and Road
In narrow financial terms, the BRI so far is a "no gain, no loss" project • Haircuts are close to zero • Realized, real rate of return stands at 1.7% p.a. • Return is driven down by low ex-ante returns for selected projects and recipients ⇒Non-financial returns (market access and political externalities) Looking ahead
Dynamic of land use, landscape, and their impact on …
The northern sand-prevention belt (NSPB) is an important ecologically fragile area in China, which has a large influence on the ecological security of the entire country. Based on the land use data of the NSPB in 2000, 2010, and 2018, we studied the spatio-temporal characteristics of land-use change and change in landscape patterns.
Research on the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on …
As of December 2021, China has signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with 145 countries and 32 international organizations. The Belt and Road Initiative has exerted a considerable influence on the world. This research aims to explore the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on the …
Environmental challenges for the Belt and Road Initiative
Beyond the impacts described above, BRI infrastructures will boost the extraction and use of raw materials, such as sand and limestone for production of …
How Unsustainable Sand Mining Affects the Environment
Mining the sand that's still on the conveyor belt certainly has its benefits. "The sand is right at the surface, it's often un-vegetated, it's pre-washed, and [it] usually has a good grain size distribution for use in concrete," says Sickmann. "From the perspective of a single mining site, it can replenish every year and seem limitless."
The Impact of China's "Belt and Road Initiative" on
The Impact of China's "Belt and Road Initiative" on the European Union. Conference paper; First Online: 14 November 2018; pp 301–314; Cite this conference paper ... and more rules-based. The 2008–2009 financial crisis has further strengthened China's importance in the world economy. Even though GDP growth slowed down, from …
Assessment of Ecological Vulnerability on Northern Sand Prevention Belt
Quantitative assessment of ecological vulnerability is of great significance for ecological protection and restoration in ecologically vulnerable regions. Here, the ecological vulnerability of the northern sand prevention belt (NSPB) of China was assessed using an ecological pressure–sensibility–resilience model from 2000 to 2015. …
Chapter 3: Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems and …
Anthropogenic climate change has exposed ocean and coastal ecosystems to conditions that are unprecedented over millennia (high confidence 2), and this has greatly impacted life in the ocean and along its coasts (very …