The Roots of Japan's Environmental Policies
The Roots of Japan's Environmental Policies

Author: Anny Wong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 131773405X

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The study focuses on Japan's policies toward international environmental issues and includes case studies on whaling, deforestation in the tropics, and acid deposition in Asia.

Environmental Movements in Asia
Environmental Movements in Asia

Author: Arne Kalland

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1136798137

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This volume paints a general picture of the environmental situation in Asia, backing it up with several case studies. Two major points are made in this general picture. The first is that environmental campaigns in Asia tend to have a local focus; they react to very concrete problems in the immediate neighbourhood and as such usually people are engaged in a cause for practical rather than idealistic reasons. Such can be seen in case studies from the volume dealing with campaigns against logging and tree plantations, tourist facilities and factories and in support or defence of nature reserves. This pattern is in marked contrast to the profile of the most successful Western movements (in terms of fund-raising at least) for whom the focus is on perceived problems in distant parts of the world. The second point is evidence in several of the case studies in the volume, namely that environmental campaigns cannot be understood in terms of environmental issues alone. Rather, they should be regarded as a form of cultural critique and frequently are a form of political resistance in situations where open political action is too risky.

Japan’s Development Assistance
Japan’s Development Assistance

Author: Yasutami Shimomura

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1137505389

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Once the world's largest ODA provider, contemporary Japan seems much less visible in international development. However, this book demonstrates that Japan, with its own aid philosophy, experiences, and models of aid, has ample lessons to offer to the international community as the latter seeks new paradigms of development cooperation.

Japan's Aid Diplomacy and the Pacific Islands
Japan's Aid Diplomacy and the Pacific Islands

Author: Sandra Tarte

Publisher: Asia Pacific Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Factors that have motivated and shaped Japan's official development assistance towards the pacific islands are explored. Also examined is how Japan has responded to these criticisms and challenges, the impact of competing interests and objectives on Japan's aid policies.

Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Review) Japan
Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Review) Japan

Author: Yukio Himiyama

Publisher: EOLSS Publications

Published: 2009-09-16

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 1848261705

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Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review: Japan is a component of Encyclopedia of Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This volume on Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review: Japan reviews initiatives and activities towards sustainable development in Japan such as: Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Japan; Changing Consumption Patterns in Japan; Demographic Dynamics in Japan; Protection and Promotion of Human Health in Japan; Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development; Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology in Japan; Protection of Oceans and Their Living Resources-Japan; Soil And Groundwater Contamination And Remediation In Japan; Education, Public Awareness and Training; National Mechanisms and International Cooperation for Capacity Building - Japan; International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms in Japan; Information for Decision Making; Forestry Principles in Japan; Agreements: Rio Declaration; Global Forum NGO Treaties: Linking Japan to the World; The View of Nature in Japanese Literature; Towards A Sustainable Civilization and Society: A Socio-cultural Ecological Perspective from Japan; Future Scenarios: Predicting Our Environmental Future. Although these presentations are with specific reference to Japan, they provide potentially useful lessons for other regions as well. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.