Environmental governance for sustainable development : East Asian perspectives /

Environmental governance for sustainable development : East Asian perspectives /

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Imprint:Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan : United Nations University Press, [2013]
©2013
Description:xxv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Sustainable development -- East Asia.
Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- East Asia.
Environmental policy -- East Asia.
Environmental law -- East Asia.
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
East Asia.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9119589
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Other authors / contributors:Mori, Akihisa, 1970- editor of compilation, contributor.
ISBN:9789280812190
928081219X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"In order to advance global sustainable development it is indispensable to change the course and mode of conventional economic growth in the East Asian region, which has enjoyed rapid economic growth but faces environmental challenges. This volume gives attention to the evolution of multi-level environmental governance in the East Asian region, including both Northeast and Southeast Asia. It examines how effective emerging environmental governance and policy has been and addresses the underlying causes of local, national, regional and global environmental challenges. Topical chapters include democratization and its effect on decision-making processes, international environmental aid, economic analysis of carbon reduction policy, regional and global environmental regimes and subsequent new financial mechanisms, and hybrid systems of environmental governance that emphasize the role of the private sector and civil society in contributing to environmental governance. This volume gives special attention to the regional economic and environmental regimes. It examines the advantages, challenges and solutions in addressing local, national, regional and global environmental challenges, and in changing the course of economic growth"--
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Sustainable development and environmental governance in East Asia
  • Part I. Environmental governance for sustainable development in East Asia
  • 1. Evolution of environmental governance in East Asia: A historical perspective
  • Part II. Domestic pressures for national environmental governance
  • 2. Environmental governance for sustainable development in the Republic of Korea: Origins and drivers
  • 3. Thailand's snail's progress towards good environmental governance
  • 4. Towards environmentally sustainable transport? The evolution of cost-benefit analysis for road projects in Japan
  • 5. Carbon-energy tax reform in Japan: A simulation analysis
  • Part III. International assistance for local environmental governance
  • 6. International aid for wildlife conservation and local sustainable livelihood: The case of Caohai wildlife protection area in China
  • 7. Environmental aid for the benefit of poor farmers and the environment: GERES's assistance for improved cooking stoves in Cambodia
  • 8. CDM and sustainable development in China's rural areas: The case of methane fermentation systems
  • Part IV. Regional approaches to economic integration and environmental governance
  • 9. The impact of globalization on economic, energy and environmental relations in East Asia
  • 10. Environmental and economic impacts of free trade agreements in East Asia
  • 11. Costs and benefits of regional market-based environmental policy: East Asian carbon market
  • 12. Regional environmental governance in East Asia: Collapse or arrested development?
  • Part V. Hybrid systems in environmental governance
  • 13. Cross-border diffusion of energy policy in Asia: The case of energy efficiency standards and labelling
  • 14. Does green supply-chain management enhance environmental management capacity? A case of the machinery industry in Japan and China
  • 15. Non-governmental organizations and environmental policy change in East Asia: A case of remedy policy for carbon disulphide poisoning in the rayon industry
  • 16. Effectiveness of multilevel environmental governance in East Asia
  • Appendix: Standard GTAP and GTAP-E model
  • Index
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