 Integrated resource management towards a sustainable Asia: policy and strategy evolution in Japan and ChinaHelmut Yabar, Keishiro Hara, Michinori Uwasu, Yohei Yamaguchi, Haiyan Zhang and Tohru Morioka International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2009, vol. 11, issue 4, 239-256 Abstract: One of the biggest challenges Asian nations face is how to increase their economic growth while minimising the impact on the environment and reducing their dependence on imported resources. Japan paid great attention to its condition as a resource-dependent country after the oil crisis in the mid 1970's and now has one of the most eco-efficient economies in the world. The rapid economic growth of China in the last two decades has also pushed the government to focus on improving efficiency as it is shown in its 11th five year plan. This article addresses the evolution of environmental policies in Japan and China and proposes viable measures towards a sustainable Asia. These measures take into account the experience of Japan in addressing its environmental issues and is based on the reduce, reuse, recycle (3R) initiative. Keywords: circular economy; environmental policy evolution; environmental technology; integrated resource management; sustainability; sustainable Asia; Japan; China; sustainable development. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijetma:v:11:y:2009:i:4:p:239-256 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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