Achieving global sustainability : policy recommendations / edited by Takamitsu Sawa, Susumu Iai and Seiji Ikkatai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sawa, Takamitsu, 1942-2025.

Iai, Susumu.

Ikkatai, Seiji.

Series:

Sustainability science series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Government policy.

Sustainable development.

Sustainability--Government policy.

Sustainability.

Global environmental change--Government policy.

Global environmental change.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

xx, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"The problem of global sustainability is indisputably the most serious issue facing humanity today. One of the biggest factors in the deterioration of global sustainability is climate change, which has been exacerbated by the entire range of human activities and is inextricably related to modern civilization. Solving this difficult problem requires a drastic redesign of society from all aspects--technological, economic and social. This book looks at how to achieve a more secure level of global sustainability and gathers together a variety of recommendations."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Takamitsu Sawa Sawa, Takamitsu 1

2 Global sustainability 7

2-1 Global sustainability: Current issues and challenges / Michinori Uwasu Uwasu, Michinori 8

2-2 Global sustainability: Globalization and sustainable development / Kazuhiro Ueta Ueta, Kazuhiro 25

2-3 A new paradigm for economic growth / Takamitsu Sawa Sawa, Takamitsu 40

3 Paradigm shift of socio-economic development 59

3-1 Sustainable development and social common capital / Kazuhiro Ueta Ueta, Kazuhiro 60

3-2 Social norms and people's values in light of sustainability / Takashi Ohshima Ohshima, Takashi 70

3-3 Measuring sustainability and economic valuation of the environment / Masayuki Sato Sato, Masayuki 87

4 Strategies for sustainable society 103

4-1 Basic mitigation strategy for climate change / Seiji Ikkatai Ikkatai, Seiji 104

4-2 Technology development strategy towards global sustainability / Satoshi Konishi Konishi, Satoshi 119

4-3 Technological strategy for renewable bioenergy / Shiro Saka Saka, Shiro 134

4-4 Clean development mechanism policy and sustainable rural development in China / Akihisa Mori Mori, Akihisa 148

4-5 Conservation of peat bog and agro-forestry in Indonesia / Kosuke Mizuno Mizuno, Kosuke, Haris Gunawan Gunawan, Haris 162

4-6 Do markets matter? The role of markets in the post-2012 international climate regime / Yukari Takamura Takamura, Yukari 175

5 Adaptation to environmental change 195

5-1 Adaptation in global integrated assessment models of climate change / Hans-Martin Füssel Füssel, Hans-Martin 196

5-2 Risk assessment approach for seismic hazard mitigation and its application to adaptation to global climate change / Susumu Iai Iai, Susumu 226

5-3 Risk management of climate change and stochastic calculus / Jiro Akahori Akahori, Jiro 238

6 Policy recommendations towards global sustainability 249

6-1 Policy recommendations towards a low-carbon society in 2050 / Takamitsu Sawa Sawa, Takamitsu 250

6-2 A Green New Deal as an integration of policies towards sustainable society / Kazuo Matsushita Matsushita, Kazuo 262

6-3 Climate security and its implications for integrating paradigms of development and security / Seiichiro Hasui Hasui, Seiichiro 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280811841

9280811843

OCLC:

491905317