Pakistan's development efforts are guided by its 2011 Framework for Economic Growth, which identifies actions needed to create a prosperous, industrialized Pakistan through rapid and sustainable development. Industrialization has the potential to drive Pakistan's economic growth and contribute...

In 2009, more than 40,000 people died prematurely in Sindh, Pakistan because of an illness associated with an environmental health risk. This means that almost one of every five deaths that occurred that year was caused by environmental factors. Loss of natural resources and impacts from natural...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrative Materials -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. China's Road to Sustainable Development: An Overview -- 2. Public Environmental Consciousness in China: Early Empirical Evidence -- 3....

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- I Introduction, Review, and Summary -- 1 Air Pollution and Health Damages in China: An Introduction and Review -- 2 Summary for Policy -- II Studies of the Assessment -- 3 Summary for Research -- 4...

'Grow first, clean up later' environmental strategies in the developing economies of East Asia pose a critical regional and global sustainability challenge in this area of continuing rapid urban-based industrial growth which is the most polluted region in the world. Using detailed case studies...

Discusses the features and methodological difficulties of NRM impact assessment. This book examines the strengths and weaknesses of various impact assessment approaches, including econometric, bio-economic, and more direct methods. It also assesses and identifies data requirements for developing...

There has been growing interest in recent years in the new science of industrial ecology (IE). This volume addresses the theoretical considerations that should be made implicit in future research as well as practical implementation options for industry.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 - Confronting Consumption -- I - The Consumption Angle -- 2 - Consumption and Its Externalities: Where Economy Meets Ecology -- 3 - Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World? -- 4 - Commoditization: Consumption Efficiency and an Economy of Care...