The world's environmental future will be determined in significant part by what happens in the rapidly industrializing and urban economies of Asia. This work examines the prospects for and pathways to the shaping of a development future that is far less energy, materials and waste intensive.
An interesting and well-structured book which offers practical insights into how policy might be refined to bring real environmental benefits in both Asia and the rest of the world. - Community Affairs Briefing |
| Asia's Clean Revolution elucidates the environmental problems of rapid industrialization and is the first to present concrete policy solutions for reconciling economic and environmental goals ... it presents a pathbreaking vision of a new trajectory ... this book reflects the new direction for industrialization in Asia at both the theoretical and practical level. - Economic Geography |
| Asia's Clean Revolution successfully fulfills its critical objective of "reconciling economic and environmental goals", and also satisfies its aim of "reducing energy, materials, pollution, and waste intensity of economic activities". As a contribution to environmental management, the book compliments the World Commission on Environment and Development's 1987 "Brundtland Report". It should be essential reading ... - Annals of the Association of American Geographers
