Green growth in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

OECD Green Growth Studies, 22229523.

OECD green growth studies, 2222-9515

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Japan--Kitakyushu-shi.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : OECD, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report studies green growth trends, challenges and opportunities in the City of Kitakyushu, Japan. It firstly analyses socio-economic trends and the environmental performance of Kitakyushu; secondly reviews urban policies for land use, transport, buildings, waste, energy, water and industries that contribute to economic growth and reduce pressure on the environment; thirdly identifies innovation assets and actors in Kitakyushu and the northern Kyushu region and assesses Kitakyushu’s potential to bolster a regional green innovation system; and finally examines local, regional and national institutions, including horizontal and vertical co-ordination mechanisms that strengthen cross-sectoral and multilevel governance for green growth.

Contents:

Foreword

Unleashing Kitakyushu's green innovation potential

Environmental and economic trends in Kitakyushu

Policies and sectoral opportunities for green growth in Kitakyushu

Executive summary

Acronyms and abbreviations

Fostering green growth in Kitakyushu through multilevel governance.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264195134

9264195130