Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- I. Rationale -- II. Directions -- A. Expected Outcomes -- B. Operational Plan for Health Priority Areas -- C. Business Lines and Flagship Programs -- D. Priority Areas for ADB Health Analytical Work -- E. Monitoring...

Features -- Asia's Winds of Change -- Deepening Financial Ties -- The Art of Reform -- Japan's Back! -- Point of View: Creating a Globally Connected Asian Community -- Asia's Investment Puzzle -- What Happened? -- Adding Depth -- EU: From Monetary to Financial Union -- Departments -- In Brief --...

Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Urban Metabolism Framework -- 3 Measuring Urban Metabolism -- 3.1 Available Statistical Data -- 3.2 A New Streamlined Urban Metabolism Methodology -- 3.3 Urban Patterns -- 4 Urban Metabolism of the Six Asian Cities -- 4.1 Bangalore -- 4.2 Bangkok --...

Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 1.1 Existing and Emerging Emissions Trading Systems -- 2.1 Emissions Trading Systems Examined in Section 6 -- 2.2 Overview of the European Union Emissions Trading System -- 2.3 Overview of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative -- 2.4 Overview...

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