Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: A Conceptual Framework

Tadashi Matsumoto () and Loïc Daudey
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No 2014/12, OECD Regional Development Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: The development of Asian cities is characterised by rapid and continuous urbanisation on an unprecedented scale, with rapid economic growth led in most places by the manufacturing industry, and rapidly increasing motorisation. The result has been escalating greenhouse gas emissions, sprawling urban development and local environmental impacts, as well as disparities in income, education levels and job opportunities in the urban population. These trends differ sharply from those in most of the OECD area and call for a green growth model that differs from those identified in previous OECD studies and that addresses the specific circumstances of Asian cities. This paper proposes an analytical framework for assessing policies for green growth in rapidly growing cities in the emerging world. It builds on Cities and Green Growth: A Conceptual Framework (Hammer et al., 2011) and is adapted to the urban policy context of dynamic Asia. Its three main elements are: i) identification of the key policy strategies for urban green growth in fast-growing Asian cities, highlighting similarities to and differences from OECD cities; ii) opportunities for green growth; and iii) enabling strategies for implementing urban green growth.

Keywords: Asia; cities; climate change; energy; government policy; green growth; land use; solid waste management; transport; water (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O19 Q53 Q54 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-12-22
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