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Green Asia

Author : Tania Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131752473X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Green Asia written by Tania Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic development in Asia is associated with expanding urbanism, overconsumption, and a steep growth in living standards. At the same time, rapid urbanisation, changing class consciousness, and a new rural–urban divide in the region have led to fundamental shifts in the way ecological concerns are articulated politically and culturally. Moreover, these changes are often viewed through a Western moralistic lens, which at the same time applauds Asia’s economic growth as the welcome reviver of a floundering world economy and simultaneously condemns this growth as encouraging hyperconsumerism and a rupture with more natural ways of living. This book presents an analysis of a range of practices and activities from across Asia that demonstrate that people in Asia are alert to ecological concerns, that they are taking action to implement new styles of green living, and that Asia offers interesting alternatives to narrow Anglo-American models of sustainable living. Subjects explored include eco-tourism in the Philippines, green co-operatives in Korea, the importance of "tradition" within Asian discourses of sustainability, and much more.

Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia and the Pacific

Author : United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210602242
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia and the Pacific by : United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Download or read book Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia and the Pacific written by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report paints a clear picture of the path taken by the countries in the region over the past 40 years in their resource use. Today, the region dominates global resource use, comprising more than 50 per cent and consumption is rapidly rising as economies grow, infrastructure is built and the middle class expands. But even accounting for economic growth, resource efficiency in the region lags far behind the rest of the world, and varies dramatically between countries. As an illustration, developing countries in the region use an average of 5kg of resources for every dollar they produce, ten times that used by industrialized countries. This report seeks to identify where to achieve resource efficiency in a high-tech age.

Green Asia

Author : Tania Lewis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317524748
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Green Asia written by Tania Lewis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic development in Asia is associated with expanding urbanism, overconsumption, and a steep growth in living standards. At the same time, rapid urbanisation, changing class consciousness, and a new rural–urban divide in the region have led to fundamental shifts in the way ecological concerns are articulated politically and culturally. Moreover, these changes are often viewed through a Western moralistic lens, which at the same time applauds Asia’s economic growth as the welcome reviver of a floundering world economy and simultaneously condemns this growth as encouraging hyperconsumerism and a rupture with more natural ways of living. This book presents an analysis of a range of practices and activities from across Asia that demonstrate that people in Asia are alert to ecological concerns, that they are taking action to implement new styles of green living, and that Asia offers interesting alternatives to narrow Anglo-American models of sustainable living. Subjects explored include eco-tourism in the Philippines, green co-operatives in Korea, the importance of "tradition" within Asian discourses of sustainability, and much more.

By More Than Providence

Author : Michael J. Green
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231542720
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book By More Than Providence written by Michael J. Green and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after the American Revolution, ?certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and the vast material and cultural resources at stake there. Over the coming generations, the United States continued to ask how best to expand trade with the region and whether to partner with China, at the center of the continent, or Japan, looking toward the Pacific. Where should the United States draw its defensive line, and how should it export democratic principles? In a history that spans the eighteenth century to the present, Michael J. Green follows the development of U.S. strategic thinking toward East Asia, identifying recurring themes in American statecraft that reflect the nation's political philosophy and material realities. Drawing on archives, interviews, and his own experience in the Pentagon and White House, Green finds one overarching concern driving U.S. policy toward East Asia: a fear that a rival power might use the Pacific to isolate and threaten the United States and prevent the ocean from becoming a conduit for the westward free flow of trade, values, and forward defense. By More Than Providence works through these problems from the perspective of history's major strategists and statesmen, from Thomas Jefferson to Alfred Thayer Mahan and Henry Kissinger. It records the fate of their ideas as they collided with the realities of the Far East and adds clarity to America's stakes in the region, especially when compared with those of Europe and the Middle East.

Investing in Low-Carbon Energy Systems

Author : Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811007616
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Investing in Low-Carbon Energy Systems by : Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

Download or read book Investing in Low-Carbon Energy Systems written by Venkatachalam Anbumozhi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on multi-level actions that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, decision makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects of low-carbon energy development. The book begins with an overview of the state of the art policies in emerging economies, which provides a starting point for understanding the concept of low-carbon green growth. A unified framework for structuring, categorizing, and integrating various regional-level actions is established on the basis of a thorough investigation into the theoretical and methodological aspects of non-conventional energy policies that have been widely adopted. Furthermore, the book brings clarity to the relationship between clean energy policies and stakeholder participation, and the significance of coordinated actions at the regional level. The findings provide novel insights and policy tools to help decision-makers in identifying ways to mobilize private investment in low-carbon energy systems.

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
ISBN 13 : 9210579240
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015 by : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Download or read book Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015 written by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2015 presents data for the 58 ESCAP member countries, as well as world, regional, sub-regional and economic aggregates for comparison. For the first time the Yearbook is aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It offers current trends and emerging topics in the Asia-Pacific region, grouped around the themes of people, the environment, the economy and connectivity. It provides the international and regional community with key indicators, objective analyses of the current trends and emerging issues, along with data and charts. In order to maximize the comparability, the data is sourced exclusively from international agencies that adhere to the official global statistical standards.

Mathematical Analysis of Environmental System

Author : Jun Tanimoto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 4431546227
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Analysis of Environmental System written by Jun Tanimoto and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for all graduate students who are specializing in any environmental issue and who wish to grasp the fundamentals of physics that are required in various fields of science and engineering. The book provides the structural concept of the system state equation and its dynamics, which can be applicable to numerical solutions in several important areas such as heat and mass transfer and fluid dynamics. As a first step, there is a description of how to solve a linear system by conducting an analysis of temperature distribution in an infinite soil as a practical example. This exercise helps readers to fully understand what time and space discretizations are, and how actual numerical solutions should work. Because the concept of the system state equation relies on a vector–matrix form, the book shows how that particular form is applicable to other practical procedures: linear multi regression analysis, the least square method, and others. The book also gives the solution to non-linear dynamical systems and their applications. Although this book may appear to take an unusual approach, the author believes it will be inspiring and greatly helpful for the beginner who seeks a solid understanding of the basis of mathematics and physics for any environmental problems.

Asia's New Multilateralism

Author : Michael J. Green
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231144431
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Asia's New Multilateralism written by Michael J. Green and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, stability in Asia has relied on America's bilateral alliances with Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. Yet in recent years, emergent and more active multilateral forums--such as the Six-Party Talks on North Korea and the East Asia Summit--have taken precedence, engendering both cooperation and competition while reflecting the local concerns of the region. Some are concerned that this process is moving toward less-inclusive, bloc-based "talking shops" and that the future direction and success of these arrangements, along with their implications for global and regional security and prosperity, remain unclear. The fifteen contributors to this volume, all leading scholars in the field, provide national perspectives on regional institutional architecture and their functional challenges. They illuminate areas of cooperation that will move the region toward substantive collaboration, convergence of norms, and strengthened domestic institutions. They also highlight the degree to which institution building in Asia--a region composed of liberal democracies, authoritarian regimes, and anachronistic dictatorships--has become an arena for competition among major powers and conflicting norms, and assess the future shape of Asian security architecture.

Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia

Author : Ulrich Volz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134862148
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia written by Ulrich Volz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia brings together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to Asia’s financial institutions, markets, and systems. Part I provides a country-by-country overview of banking and finance in East, Southeast, and South Asia, including examples from China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore. Part II contains thematic chapters, covering topics such as commercial banking, development banking, infrastructure finance, stock markets, insurance, and sovereign wealth funds. It also includes examinations of banking regulation and supervision, and analyses of macroprudential regulation, capital flow management measures, and monetary policy. Finally, it provides new insights into topical issues such as SME, green, and Islamic finance. This handbook is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian economics and finance and for professionals working in financial markets in Asia.

Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2014 Beyond the Middle-Income Trap

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264204008
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Book Synopsis Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2014 Beyond the Middle-Income Trap by : OECD

Download or read book Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2014 Beyond the Middle-Income Trap written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a medium-term (five-year) economic outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India.

Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Tool Compendium

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292615033
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Tool Compendium by : Asian Development Bank

Download or read book Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific Tool Compendium written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), prepared this tool compendium to help address the issues, challenges, and barriers faced by developing countries from Asia and the Pacific in the successful implementation of the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tools presented here can help policy makers gain a better understanding of SDG interlinkages, establish horizontal and vertical policy coherence, and select appropriate guidelines, indicators, and institutional arrangements for effective integration into national policies, plans, and programs. This publication reflects the high-level commitment of ADB and UN Environment to support efforts to accelerate progress in implementing the environmental dimensions of the SDGs.

Japan and East Asian Integration

Author : Jemma Kim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351982788
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Japan and East Asian Integration written by Jemma Kim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost fifty years Japan pursued a single-track approach focusing trade negotiation efforts exclusively on the global multilateral forum while shunning regionalism as harmful to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs/ World Trade Organisation system. However, following the tsunami disaster of March 2011 and widespread economic downturn Tokyo has engaged much more actively in pursuing bilateral Free-Trade Agreements (FTAs). This book explores the turnaround in Japanese strategy and trade policy. Drawing on case studies and including interviews with FTA policymakers within the government and key interest groups it focusses on the domestic political process of FTA and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to investigate the cause of the policy shift. This work will prove useful to students, scholars and policymakers interested in international political economy, Japanese trade policy, East Asian regionalism and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Energy Transitions and Climate Change Issues in Asia

Author : Soocheol Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819717736
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Energy Transitions and Climate Change Issues in Asia written by Soocheol Lee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Global Financial Crisis and Asia

Author : Masahiro Kawai
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191636738
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Book Synopsis The Global Financial Crisis and Asia by : Masahiro Kawai

Download or read book The Global Financial Crisis and Asia written by Masahiro Kawai and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to identify and analyze the impact of the 2007-09 global financial crisis on Asian economies and to assess the short-term and longer-term policy responses to the crisis in terms of their effectiveness and sustainability. It draws lessons on how best to avoid and/or mitigate future crises and to identify structural policy recommendations that can help guide Asian policymakers to expand the growth potential of domestic and regional demand in coming years, and thereby create a basis for sustainable and inclusive long-term growth. Organized into four parts, it offers an accessible explanation of the causes, consequences, and contagion mechanisms of the crisis. Part 1 provides an overview of the major issues and presents policy recommendations. Part 2 reviews the crisis in the US and its transmission to Europe. Part 3 focuses on the impact on Asia. And Part 4 concludes lessons of the crisis for Asian countries. The volume highlights that Asian economies have already recovered strongly from the global financial crisis, reflecting their aggressive moves to ease monetary and fiscal policy as well as the underlying fundamental strength of their economies. However, the biggest challenge lies ahead. It asserts that, given that it is unlikely that the US and Europe will be engines of global growth, Asian economies should contribute to global economic adjustment by creating their own growth engines.

Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016 Enhancing Regional Ties

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264243844
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Book Synopsis Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016 Enhancing Regional Ties by : OECD

Download or read book Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016 Enhancing Regional Ties written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India examines Asia’s regional economic growth, development and regional integration process.

Fluid Dynamics for Global Environmental Studies

Author : Dept. Earth Sys Sci. Tech., Interdis.Grad Sch Engg Sci, Kyushu Univ.
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 4431564993
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Fluid Dynamics for Global Environmental Studies by : Dept. Earth Sys Sci. Tech., Interdis.Grad Sch Engg Sci, Kyushu Univ.

Download or read book Fluid Dynamics for Global Environmental Studies written by Dept. Earth Sys Sci. Tech., Interdis.Grad Sch Engg Sci, Kyushu Univ. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the basic concepts of environmental fluid dynamics. It is intended for use by students, researchers, engineers, and specialists working not only in general fluid research but also in the atmospheric and oceanic research fields. The Earth is covered by atmosphere and oceans and is exposed to solar wind. Therefore, the knowledge of fluid dynamics is essential for tackling its environmental issues. Although many textbooks have treated fluid dynamics, practically no book has been published that clearly describes all essential ideas, from the fundamentals of fluid dynamics to advanced environmental sciences, with careful sequential explanations of the governing mathematics. This book has been developed to solve these educational problems and has actually been in use in lectures in the graduate school of Kyushu University for more than 15 years.

Ways to Achieve Green Asia

Author : Bihong Huang
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 4899742126
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Ways to Achieve Green Asia written by Bihong Huang and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of various aspects related to the environment and climate change in Asia. It first gives an overview of environmental performance in Asia and assesses the economic impacts of climate change in the region. It also offers in-depth discussions on environmental regulations, environmental governance, environmental evaluation, and the growth of carbon markets in Asia. The volume finally explores the relationship between globalization and the environment, particularly through informative case studies, including on the People’s Republic of China and India.