Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives

Presents chapters by leading international experts on global change and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region for researchers and policy makers.

Pak Sum Low (Edited by)

9780521897174, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 January 2022

500 pages, 200 b/w illus.
28.3 x 22.4 x 3 cm, 1.6 kg

The Asia-Pacific region has been experiencing rapid development in the past 30 years, and issues relating to sustainable development will become increasingly important in the coming decades. This comprehensive overview presents sustainable development from the perspectives of Asia and the Pacific, with contributions from more than 70 leading international experts. The first part focuses on the theories and practices of sustainable development, including national and regional perspectives, as well as international policies and law concerning climate change. The second part highlights the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development and poverty reduction amid the changing ecological, social, cultural, economic, and political environment in this region. These include issues such as the importance of science for sustainable development and related areas, including sustainable energy, stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, land-use change, biodiversity, and disaster risk reduction. The volume is an invaluable reference for all researchers and policy makers with an interest in sustainable development.

Notes on Contributors
Peer Reviewers
Editor's Note
Forewords
Remembering Dr Mostafa Kamal Tolba
Acronyms and Abbreviations
SI Prefixes
Units Abbreviations
Chemical Formulae
Part I. Sustainable Development: Theories and Practices: 1. Asian Identities
2. On Sustainable Development
3. Sustainability – A Scientific Dilemma
4. Respect and Reward: Ecology from the Analects of Confucius
5. Sustainable Development from an East-West Integrative Perspective: Eastern Culture Meets Western Complexity Theory
6. Sustainable Urbanism: Measuring Long-term Architectural Merit
7. Sustaining Wooden Architectural Heritage
8. Green Development in China
9. Bhutan's Sustainable Development Initiatives in Pursuit of Gross National Happiness
10. A Different Form of Sustainable Development in Thailand and Bhutan: Implementation of a Sufficiency Approach
11. The Sustainability of Food Production in Papua New Guinea
12. Education for Sustainable Development: An overview of Asia-Pacific Perspectives
13. Placemaking Framework for Social Sustainability of Master-planned Communities: A Case Study from Australia
14. Poverty, Inequity and Environmental Degradation: The Key Issues Confronting the Environment and Development in Asia
15. The Challenge of Global Climate Change for International Law: An Overview
16. Sustainable Development and Climate Change Negotiations: Perspectives of Developing Countries'
Part II. Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities: 17. Scientific Responses in an Era of Global Change
18. Government Communication on Transboundary Haze: The Nexus between Public Health and Tourism
19. Biomass Energy Prospects: A Promising Fuel for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
20. Pathways to a More Sustainable Electricity Sector in India
21. Gender Equality and Energy Access: Barriers to Maximizing Development Effectiveness in the SAARC Region
22. The Biosphere and the Interactions between Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Climate Change
23. The Political Challenge of Linking Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies: Risks and Prospects
24. Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
25. Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Bridging the SDGs and Climate Action
26. Sustainable Development in Pakistan: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities
27. Beyond Protected Areas: Biodiversity Conservation and Global Change in Asia and the Pacific
28. Causes of Land Use Change and Biodiversity Loss in Monsoon Asia
29. Assessing Linkages between Land Use and Biodiversity: A Case Study from the Eastern Himalayas Using Low-cost, High-return Survey Technology
30. Where to Invade Next: Inaction on Biological Invasions Threatens Sustainability in a Small Island Developing State of the Tropical South Pacific
31. Did the Indian Ocean Tsunami Trigger a Shift Towards Disaster Risk Reduction?
32. Cyclone Nargis and Disaster Risk Management in Myanmar
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmentalist thought & ideology [RNA], International environmental law [LBBP], Environmental economics [KCN], Politics & government [JP]