ISBN:
9780415659857
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 475 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
,
26 cm
DDC:
304.2095
Keywords:
Natural resources Asia
;
Management
;
Economic development Environmental aspects
;
Asia
Abstract:
"Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of world than in Asia. In recent years, the rapid development of countries with very large populations has led to a huge increase in environmental problems. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural, social and policy contexts of environmental change across East Asia. As climate change related threats to society increase, the book strongly argues the need for increased environmental consciousness in Asian societies. This book is an essential companion for students, scholars, policy makers and researchers working on environmental issues in Asia"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
East Asia and the Environment : A Thematic Introduction
,
Environmental Justice and Civil Society : Case Studies from Southeast Asia
,
Literature and the Environment : Local Approaches to Ecocriticism
,
Environmental Policy in East Asia : Institutions in Comparative Perspective
,
Paradoxes of Democratization : Environmental Politics in East Asia
,
Nongovernmental Organizations and Environmental Protests : Impacts in East Asia
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Corporations and the Environment in East Asia : Responsibilities and Responses of Businesses
,
Air Pollution : Inventories, Regional Control and Institutions
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Seeing through the Smog : China's Air Pollution Challenge for East Asia
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Municipal Solid Waste : The Burgeoning Environmental Threat
,
Water Scarcity and Pollution in South and Southeast Asia : Problems and Challenges
,
Dams : Controlling Water but Creating Problems
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Food and Agriculture : Security, Globalization and Technology
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Fisheries in East Asia : Political, Economic and Security Challenges
,
Coral Reefs : Artisanal Fisheries and Community-based Management
,
Protecting the Marine Environment : Controlling Pollution in the Coral Triangle
,
Governance of Forests : Regional Institutions in East Asia
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Wildlife Consumption : Cultural and Environmental Values in China and Southeast Asia
,
Drivers of Climate Change in East Asia : The Energy Dilemma
,
Vulnerabilities to Climate Change : Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific
,
Impacts of Climate Change : Challenges of Flooding in Coastal East Asia
,
East Asia's Renewable Energy Strategies : Low-Carbon Developmentalism in the Making
,
Explaining Low Carbon Development in Asia : The Case of China
,
Nuclear Energy in Asia : End of the Renaissance?
,
Environmental Change in Asian Societies : Lessons Learned and Future Directions
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