Environmental policy /

By:

Roberts,Jane, 1954- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2004Description: xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780415497855 (pbk.)

Other title:

Second edition

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.7 ROB 23 014217

Contents:

Journey to the present : reflections on Singapore's environmental journey / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan -- Cleaning the land and the rivers / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan -- Applying economic principles to environmental policy / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan -- The search for NEwater : the Singapore water story / Lee Ek Tieng -- Environmental planning for suStainable development / Tan Yong Soon -- Present challenges : frontier research in environment and water : integrated research approach for sustainable solutions / Lee Lai Yoke and Ong Choon Nam -- Energy efficiency and renewable energy challenges in the tropics / Nilesh Y Jadhav, Subodh Mhaisalkar and Hans B (Teddy) Puttgen) -- Developing a vibrant sustainable energy industry / Edwin Khew -- Community engagement to promote environmental ownership and secure our future / Chew Gek Khim -- Island in the world : Singapore's environment and the international dimensions / Simon Tay and Cheong Poh Kwan -- Moving into the future : environmental sustainability and sustainable development / Tan Yong Soon and Kwek Leng Joo.

Summary: This book explains how policy can respond and bring about greater sustainability in individual lifestyles, corporate strategies, national policies and international relations. The book discusses the interaction between environmental and human systems, proposing environmental policy as a way to steer human systems to function within environmental constraints.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	333.7 ROB 014217 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		014217

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This book explains how policy can respond and bring about greater sustainability in individual lifestyles, corporate strategies, national policies and international relations. The book discusses the interaction between environmental and human systems, proposing environmental policy as a way to steer human systems to function within environmental constraints.

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