Battling the Haze of Cross-Boundary (Mis)Governance in Transboundary Air Pollution: A Perspective from Singapore

Eugene K. B. Tan

Chapter 22 in Pollution Across Borders:Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, 2018, pp 297-307 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The haze, which has regularly blanketed Singapore and parts of Malaysia and Indonesia in the past two decades, is a poignant reminder that while innovative laws and nimble diplomacy are necessary, they are insufficient in dealing with the annual scourge of transboundary air pollution from Indonesia…

Keywords: Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution; Pollution; Haze; ASEAN Haze; SEA Haze; Environmental Economics; Externality; Slash and Burn; Palm Oil Plantation; Pulpwood Plantation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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