• ISBN13: 9781138182189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Sociology and AnthropologyEconomics
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Publication Date: January 1, 2018
• Pages: 629
• Original Price: GBP 220.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1280 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Development / Economic Development

In the present global context, some countries still face many challenges to bringing about inclusive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable development. Simultaneously, the stakes of survival are rising, as climate change exacerbates both environmental and social ills. Asia as a region is particularly vulnerable, as it is densely populated and includes both developed and developing countries.

The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia seeks to examine these issues in depth. Presenting a comprehensive literature review, as well as numerous case studies, this book examines sustainable development from economic and social perspectives, as well as from an environmental viewpoint. Divided into seven parts, the topics addressed include:

• Environmental challenges
• Energy dependence and transition
• Economic justice
• Social welfare
• Sustainable governance

Providing comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of countries in the region, this handbook will be useful for students and scholars of sustainable development, environment and society, and Asian Studies in general.

Sara Hsu is an Associate Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Her recent publications include Development in China, India and Japan (2016) and Lessons in Sustainable Development from Malaysia and Indonesia (2014).