Thoughts on the real macroeconomic effects of Beijing 2008 Olympics on Chinese economy by Liu, Yao, Maseri, Wan, Rasli, Amran

“…Although, the Olympic Flame with the closing of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, extinguished, the enthusiasm of the world towards the Olympic Games keeps going. …”

Mortality and Air Pollution Effects of Air Quality Interventions in Delhi and Beijing by Jayati Sinha, Naresh Kumar

“…This research shows that VRI reduced particulate matter (PM) ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) in Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, such interventions implemented in 2015 and 2016 in Beijing and in 2016 in Delhi were ineffective in improving air quality. …”
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Evaluating the Performance of the Greenbelt Policy in Beijing Using Multi-Source Long-Term Satellite Observations from 2000 to 2020 by Fang-Ying Gong, Chao Wang

“…The proportion of low-NDVI (<0.2) areas continued to decrease from 0.64% in 2000 to 0.2% in 2020. (2) The 1st Greenbelt Zone shows a significant increase in its NDVI (with an average increase of 0.296 units in the NDVI at district level), indicating that the policy’s implementation had a notable effect, while the 2nd Greenbelt Zone was mainly in a degraded state and a declining trend, indicating that its performance fell short of expectations. (3) During the preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, while the 1st Greenbelt Zone had a slightly negative effect on NDVI improvement, probably due to urban re-construction, the 2nd Greenbelt Zone showed a significant positive effect, leading to an increase of 0.013 units in the NDVI at district level. …”
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Carbonaceous species in PM_2.5 at a pair of rural/urban sites in Beijing, 2005–2008 by J. Tan, Y. Ma, J. R. Brook, K. He, W. Zhang, F. Duan, L. Huang, F. Yang, Q. Zhao, Y. Cheng

“…This reduction in the urban-difference, coupled with more positive stable carbon isotope values of EC at the urban site in that summer relative to the preceding summers, supports that the special clean air campaign for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games very likely had noticeable impact on the ambient concentrations of carbonaceous aerosols in the Beijing area, particularly on the local urban scale. …”
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The Association Between Particulate Air Pollution and Respiratory Mortality in Beijing Before, During, and After the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Susanne Breitner, Susanne Breitner, Chang Su, Ulrich Franck, Alfred Wiedensohler, Josef Cyrys, Xiaochuan Pan, H-Erich Wichmann, Alexandra Schneider, Annette Peters, Annette Peters

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