Author(s)

Man Zhang

Department of Economy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

With the continuous economic and social development and progress, Guangdong Province, while maintaining rapid economic growth, environmental conditions are deteriorating. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the coordinated development of ecological environment and economy in Guangdong. While the Environmental Kuznets Curve is the curve describing the relationship between environmental pressure and income per capita, this paper briefly introduces the research background and significance of this topic and the status quo of domestic and foreign research, and then introduces the economic development and the status of environmental quality of Guangdong. Then, it uses the EKC model to analyze the relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution in Guangdong, and analyzes shape and position of the EKC of Guangdong. Finally, it provides some suggestions for the coordinated development of environment and economy in Guangdong.

Economic Development, Environmental Protection, Environmental Kuznets Curve

Zhang, M. (2017) Study on Environmental and Economic Development in Guangdong Province. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 5, 40-49. doi: 10.4236/jss.2017.52005.