The Greening of Asia

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. 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

Product details

• Authors: Mark Clifford, Mark (Asia Business Council) Clifford, Mark L. Clifford, Mark Clifford
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.05.2015
• EAN: 9780231166089
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16608-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Columbia Business School Publishing; Columbia Business School Publi; Columbia Business School Publishing; Columbia Business School Publi
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; China, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Ownership and organization of enterprises, Ownership & Organization Of Enterprises, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, sustainable development; green business