Clifford The Greening of Asia

The Business Case for Solving Asia's Environmental Emergency
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-53920-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, EPUB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Business School Publishing

A hopeful look at the next business boom: partnerships between Asian corporations, the government, and civil society to create new technologies that will help save the most crowded places on Earth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clifford, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction: Green Shoots Under Soot-Stained Skies
Part I. Energy: Sun, Wind, and the End of Coal
1. The Sun Kings
2. Blowin' in the Wind
Part II. Our Human World: Cities, Buildings, Wheels
3. Cities in a Garden
4. Buildings for a Greener Asia
5. Asia on the Move: Cars and Trains
Part III. Nature: Forests, Farms, and Water
6. "Water Is More Important Than Oil"
7. The Tropical Challenge: Saving Asia's Lungs
8. "Adhere and Prosper": From Black Coal to Green Power
Conclusion. From Black to Green: Asia's Challenge
Appendix: Companies to Watch
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mark L. Clifford is the executive director of the Hong Kong-based Asia Business Council. During his prize-winning twenty-five-year career in journalism, he served as editor in chief of the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and held senior editorial roles at BusinessWeek and the Far Eastern Economic Review. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1992.