insight into the current status quo of regional development and territorial dynamics of a region of growing world …

"East Asia has a fifth of the world's population and consumes over half of the world's coal, a quarter of its petroleum … products, and 10 percent of its natural gas. It produces a third of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making it a … major contributor to climate change. Following World War II, emphasis on economic development led first Japan, then Taiwan …