Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Sara Hsu (State University of New York, New Paltz, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367580650

ISBN 10:   0367580659
Pages:   626
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Introduction to Sustainable Development in Asia, Darrin Magee Section One: Framework for Understanding Sustainable Development 2. Framework for Understanding Sustainable Development, Sara Hsu Section Two: Environmental Challenges in Asian Countries 3.Air Pollution and Its Threat to Public Health in Asia, Lee Liu and Li Liu 4. Environmental Challenges in Asia, Debashis Chakraborty and Sacchidananda Mukherjee 5. Singapore’s Environmental Policy, Seck Tan 6. Climate Change and Water Scarcity: Growing risks for agricultural based economies in South Asia, Farzad Taheripour, Thomas W. Hertel, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Sebnem Sahin, Anil Markandya and Bijon Kumer Mitra and Vivek Prasad Section Three: Energy Dependence and Transition in Asia 7. Energy Situation in Asia, Reiji Takeishi 8. Evaluating Indicators of Energy Security for Sustainable Development in Asia, Helen Cabalu and Yixiao Zhou 9. Energy Systems and Low-Carbon Policies in East Asia, Soocheol Lee 10. The Asian Urban Energy System, Peter Marcotullio Section Four: Economic Justice in Asia 11. The Evolution of China’s Pay Inequality during the Transitional Period, Wenjie Zhang 12. Income Inequality and Welfare in Korea and Taiwan, Eunju Chi 13. Infrastructure Gap in South Asia, Dan Biller, Luis Andrés and Matías Herrera Dappe 14. Poverty, Inequality and Public Health in Indonesia, Riyana Miranti 15. Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia, Simi Mehta, Vikash Kumar and Rattan Lal Section Five: Social Welfare in Asian Nations 16. Development of Social Welfare in Indonesia: The Rise of Conditional Cash Transfer, Edi Suharto 17. Social Spending in Korea, Selim Elekdag, Dulani Seneviratne and Edda Zoli 18. Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Singapore, Levan Lim and Thana Thaver 19. Why Does Asia Need Well-Functioning Pension Systems? Donghyun Park and Gemma Estrada 20. Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Asia, John Fien and Rupert Maclean Section Six: Sustainable Governance in Asia 21. Corporate Social Responsibility in Vietnam, Neda Trifkovic, Thomas Markussen and John Rand 22. Sustainable Development Initiatives at the Local Government Level in Malaysia, Ashiru Bello, Ahmadu Bello and Ainul Jaria Maidin 23. Regional Governance for Environmental Sustainability in Asia in the Context of Sustainable Development, Mark Elder 24. Renewable Energy and New Developmentalism in East Asia, Christopher Dent Section Seven: Asia’s Sustainable Development Policy 25. Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Policy Framework for Sustainable Development in Asia, Dennis Victor 26. Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship: The Heart of Borneo paradox and its implications on green economic transformation in Asia, Choy Yee Keong 27. China’s Green GDP and Environmental Accounting, Yu-Wai Vic Li 28. Legal Solutions to Air Pollution Control in Malaysia, Maizatun Mustafa 29. Regulating Trans-boundary Haze in Southeast Asia, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Zeehan Jaafar, Mary Rose C. Posa and Janice S.H. Lee 30. Energy Security Performance in Japan, Ken’ichi Matsumoto 31. Transformations for Sustainable Development in the Asia and the Pacific, Hitomi Rankine, Kareff Limocon Rafisura, José A. Puppim de Oliveira and Fundação Getulio Vargas

Reviews

Author Information

Sara Hsu is an Associate Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Her recent publications include Development in China, India and Japan (2016) and Lessons in Sustainable Development from Malaysia and Indonesia (2014).

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions