Socio-metabolic Transitions in Developing Asia

Heinz Schandl (), Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Clemens Grunbuhel and Fridolin Krausmann ()
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Fridolin Krausmann: CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia

No 2008-05, Socio-Economics and the Environment in Discussion (SEED) Working Paper Series from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

Abstract: A possible sustainability transition in developing Asia needs to complement the ongoing transition from an agrarian to an industrial socio-ecological regime. As is known from other world regions, an agrarian-industrial transition involves a major increase in material and energy flows (corresponding to a 2-4 fold increase in the demand for raw materials and energy). The socio-metabolic profile of the South-East Asian region still shows relatively low material and energy consumption per capita, suggesting that major growth may follow. Infrastructures that are closely bound-up in bulk material flows (transport, energy and food sectors) will be critical to future developments. The paper illustrates the challenge and potential solutions from a number of case studies.

Keywords: socio-ecological regime; metabolic profile; industrial transformation; developing Asia; sustainability transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N50 O11 Q01 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2008-05
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