SWOT analysis of safety and environmental regulation for China and USA: its effect and influence on sustainable development of the coal industry

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• 作者：Junice Dzonzi-Undi ; Shixiang Li
• 关键词：Safety and environmental regulation ; Influence ; Safety and environmental investment ; Coal mining industry ; China ; USA
• 刊名：Environmental Earth Sciences
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：October 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：74
• 期：8
• 页码：6395-6406
• 全文大小：753 KB
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• 作者单位：Junice Dzonzi-Undi (1)
  Shixiang Li (2)
  
  1. School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Lumo road 388, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
  2. School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Lumo road 388, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
  
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：None Assigned
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1866-6299

文摘

This comparative study investigates and analyzes by SWOT analysis the nature, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of coal mining industry safety and environmental regulatory regime versus development in China and USA. The study aims to evaluate the present attributes of the regulatory regimes versus both industries-response, and deduce influence of this regulation on Chinese coal mining industry safety and environmental investment. The study presents theories about regulation and development so as to understand the need for regulation. It also draws out the status, types, examples, similarities and differences of the coal mining industry safety and environmental situation and regulatory regimes. Thereafter, SWOT analysis is carried out to examine strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the current regulatory regimes. Results indicate that China although having numerous coal mine safety and environmental related policies and regulations, their effect is rarely significantly fostering increased safety and environmental investment as well as research and development but reducing fatalities. This trend, therefore, confirms the need for properly designed safety and environmental regulation that fosters investment and technological improvements, so as to achieve sustainable development of the industry. The need is to learn from the US coal industry regulatory framework which has enabled advances in technology aimed at improving productivity while tackling safety and environmental problems. Keywords Safety and environmental regulation Influence Safety and environmental investment Coal mining industry China USA