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Green Japan : environmental technologies, innovation policy, and the pursuit of green growth / Carin Holroyd.
LIBRA HC465.E5 H57 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holroyd, Carin, author.
- Series:
- Japan and global society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental policy--Japan.
- Environmental policy.
- Environmental conditions.
- Sustainable development.
- Technological innovations.
- Japan.
- Sustainable development--Technological innovations--Japan.
- Japan--Environmental conditions.
- Japan--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- x, 268 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "As climate change continues to threaten both our economic and ecological well-being, countries around the world are trying to implement green strategies that will simultaneously curb emissions and spur economic growth. Green Japan critically examines the Japanese effort to combine economic growth with commitments to environmental sustainability. Carin Holroyd explores green growth strategies in various industries including conservation, energy, urban development, and international trade. Holroyd's comprehensive analysis of how innovation strategies connect with environmental priorities combines a detailed study of government policies with insightful assessments of consumer and market responses. The unevenness of Japan's success clearly demonstrates the exceptional technological innovation and creative public policy initiatives that are needed in order to successfully reverse the effects of climate change. Green Japan offers a nuanced and hopeful account of one nation's attempts at linking environmental sustainability and continued prosperity."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Techno-environmentalism: Making Science and Technology Work for Society 14
- 2 Environmental Sacrifice: Japan's Economic-Environmental History 45
- 3 Green Growth Policies: The Japanese Government's Environmental Strategies 74
- 4 Green Infrastructure: The Foundations of Green Growth in Japan 106
- 5 Green Cities and the Development of Environmental Potential 130
- 6 Pushing the Enviro-Technology Frontier: Big Dreams, Big Gambles 156
- 7 Japanese Economic Environmentalism in Review 175.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1487502222
- 9781487502225
- OCLC:
- 980739706
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