Coal Use and Transportation in Contemporary China
In this chapter, I argue that three factors remain influential for railway and coal mine developments in contemporary China. They are policy inputs, rationalization exercises for enhancing greater coal mine efficiency and environmental priorities in econo
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Tai Wei Lim
Energy Transitions in Japan and China
Tai Wei Lim
Energy Transitions in Japan and China Mine Closures, Rail Developments, and Energy Narratives
Tai Wei Lim UniSim Singapur, Singapore
ISBN 978-981-10-1680-6 ISBN 978-981-10-1681-3 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1681-3
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CONTENTS
Part I 1
2
3
4
5
Section on China
Coal Energy in Japan and China: Mine Closures, Rail Developments and Post-311 Energy Narratives
1
3
Connecting Macro-Regions in the 1930s to the 1960s: A Comparative Historical Survey of the Role of Railway Technology in Coal Delivery in Japan and Northeast China
13
A Survey of Modern and Contemporary China’s Coal Railway Development
49
The Historical Development of Shanxi’s Coal Industry as a Case Study
77
Coal Use and Transportation in Contemporary China
99
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CONTENTS
Part II
Section on Japan
129
6
Coal Delivery in Japan
131
7
The Final Coal Mine Closures in Japan: A Historical Overview Utilizing the Conceptual Perspective of Mine Closure Policy Implementation Studies
143
Historical Background of the Japanese Coal Industry Decline
165
Natural Gas or Clean Coal in the Post-311 Scenario? A Narrative Analysis, Historical Overview and Selected Public Policy Commentary of Japan and Other Comparative Case Studies
203
8
9
Part III 10
Epilogue
Epilogue
Index
237 239 241
LIST
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This is a photo of the Mitsubishi-owned Nagasaki shipyard today. Photo taken by the author during his fieldtrip to Nagas
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