Mark Clifford

The Greening of Asia

The Business Case for Solving Asia's Environmental Emergency

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780231166096
• ISBN-10: 0231166095
• Artikelnr.: 54798078

Autorenporträt

Mark L. Clifford

Inhaltsangabe

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