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Support Mechanism in Technopolis
Toward Green Growth

Herbert Chen

Abstract The phrase ''Green Economy'' was first mentioned in 'Green Economy
Blue Book' by the British economist Pierre published in 1989. Green Economy
promotes economic growth, instead of blocking it in the name of protecting the
environment. It advocates changing extensive economic growth with the features
of big investment, huge consumption, and serious pollution into intensive eco-
nomic growth with the features of high efficiency, less resource-consuming, and
less waste discharging and calls for harmony between economic and social growth
and the proper load that nature can bear. As a new economic model aiming at
harmonious development of economy and environment, Green Economy can fully
satisfy the requirements of the scientific outlook on development of harmony and
people first with energy saving and environmental protection as its goal.

1 The Concept and Significance of Green Growth

1.1 The Basic Concept of Green Economy

The phrase ''Green Economy'' was first mentioned in 'Green Economy Blue Book'
by the British economist Pierre published in 1989. Green Economy promotes
economic growth, instead of blocking it in the name of protecting the environment.
It advocates changing extensive economic growth with the features of big
investment, huge consumption, and serious pollution into intensive economic
growth with the features of high efficiency, less resource-consuming, and less
waste discharging and calls for harmony between economic and social growth and
the proper load that nature can bear. As a new economic model aiming at