| Description |
1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview / Jerry Velasquez, Makiko Yashiro, Susan Yoshimura and Izumi Ono -- Community innovation for sustainable development : concepts and approaches -- Local to global connections : community involvement and sustainability / Diane Warburton and Susan Yoshimura -- Being innovative, against the odds / Charles Landry -- Mainstreaming innovative approaches to sustainable urban environmental management in Asia -- Nathaniel von Einsiedel -- Case studies from the Asia-Pacific region -- Natural resource management -- From hunting to sustainable use : a pashtun tribal group's innovations, Northern Balochistan, Pakistan / Luc Bellon -- Highland encounters: building new partnerships for conservation and sustainable development in the Yangtze River headwaters, the heart of the Tibetan plateau, China / J. Marc Foggin -- Tourism -- Sustainable tourism planning and management in Klong Khwang, Thailand / Walter Jamieson and Pawinee Sunalai -- Mangrove conservation through ecotourism development by the Bobongko people in the Togean Islands, Indonesia / Sundjaya -- Forest management -- Innovative community-led sustainable forest resource conservation and management in Baybay, Leyte, the Philippines / Victor B. Asio and Marlito Jose M. Bande -- Waste management -- Waste management activities in Nagoya City, Japan : local government and community partnerships / Teruhiko Yoshimura and Rika Kato -- People, partnership and profits in managing solid waste in Guimaras, the Philippines / Andrew C. Farncombe, Francis E. Gentoral and Evan Anthony Arias -- Water management -- Integrated catchment management in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Basin, Australia / Amit Chanan -- Water management in Rajasthan, India : making a difference / Darryl Romesh D'Monte -- Conclusion : critical elements for achieving community innovation / Makiko Yashiro -- Index |
| Summary |
His book introduces the concept of community innovation and illustrates its role and impact in promoting sustainability. It includes nine case studies from the Asia-Pacific region where communities are adopting innovative methods to address complex and unpredictable environmental problems and promote sustainable development. This often requires new cultures, institutions and governance structures, as well as dramatic changes in people's perceptions, attitudes, roles and behaviours |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Asia
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Sustainable development -- Pacific Area
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Environmental management -- Asia
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Environmental management -- Pacific Area
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Environmental management
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Sustainable development
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ECOTOURISM.
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SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT.
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WATER MANAGEMENT.
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Asia
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Pacific Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yashiro, Makiko
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Yoshimura, Susan
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Ono, Izumi
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| ISBN |
9789280870985 |
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928087098X |
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