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