Towards a "second Generation" in Environmental Laws in the Asian and Pacific Region
Towards a

Author: Lin Heng Lye

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9782831707532

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Laws in the twentieth century were based on economic growth and development. This new century calls for the reassessment of all laws from an environmental perspective in consideration of such looming environmental concerns as global warming, degradation of biodiversity and pollution. This book captures some provoking thoughts raised during a symposium on second generation environmental laws held in Japan in 2002. The wide range of articles will promote greater understanding of what has been achieved with the first generation of environmental laws, what is needed for the second generation, and how to bridge the two.

Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Future
Toward an Environmentally Sustainable Future

Author: Qingfeng Zhang

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 9290927135

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This publication presents the results of a 2-year effort to update environmental assessment in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The research was a collaborative effort involving the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission, and numerous other technical and research institutions in the PRC. Based on this research and extensive consultations, ADB proposes a wide range of programs and policies that will help improve environmental quality despite new and emerging sources of pollution and challenges to natural resources management. Inclusive growth and a green economy are the government's guiding principles for its development agenda under the 12th Five-Year Plan and beyond to 2020. To support these principles, the PRC needs to restructure its economic and fiscal systems to reflect environmental externality, expand the use of market-based instruments to control pollution, and introduce and implement legal reforms to clarify responsibility and promote cooperation.

Capacity Building for Environmental Law in the Asian and Pacific Region
Capacity Building for Environmental Law in the Asian and Pacific Region

Author: Donna G. Craig

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1036

ISBN-13:

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This work adopts a broad view of sustainable development as the basis of modern environmental law, with an emphasis on social justice and equity. This approach requires that environmental law address and incorporate social, cultural, and economic dimensions in addition to the physical environment.