The Environmental Challenges For Japan And Germany

Author : György Széll,Ken'ichi Tominaga
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000100422777

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The Environmental Challenges for Japan and Germany by György Széll,Ken'ichi Tominaga Pdf

Japan and Germany as the number two and three of the economic powers base their success more than others on their industries. These have created in the past heavy environmental hazards (Minamata disease and 'Waldsterben'), which again led to the fact that they have become leaders in environmental technologies and protection. This volume presents the most outstanding contributions of a conference organised at the Musashi Institute of Technology, Yokohama, in October 2002, by the German-Japanese Society of Social Sciences, which assembles some of the most prominent specialists in the field of both countries.

Author : Rie Watanabe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136717505

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Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan by Rie Watanabe Pdf

Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan compares two decades of climate policy development in Germany and Japan. It examines whether there is any difference between the types and levels of policy change in the two countries, and, if so, what factors account for the difference. Using a comparison of climate policy changes in Germany and Japan from 1987 to 2005 as a basis, it also discusses the effectiveness and the limits of existing theories of policy change and policy process, most notably the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), Punctuated Equilibrium Approach and Multiple Stream Approach, and explores the theoretical question as to how long-term, paradigmatic policy change takes place. The book lastly presents a hypothetical model of the mechanisms of paradigmatic policy change. The two countries form a useful comparative approach to the issue of climate change. They represent the range of types and levels of changes in policies to control CO2 emissions in the industrial and energy sectors (dependent variables), while also demonstrating similarities in a number of independent variables: the size and structure of their economies; their shares in global GHG emissions; their general policy-making styles, including strong administrative systems and close relationships between ministries and industries; and their general environmental policies. Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental and comparative politics.

Author : Miranda A. Schreurs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139434928

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Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany, and the United States by Miranda A. Schreurs Pdf

A decade of climate change negotiations almost ended in failure because of the different policy approaches of the industrialized states. Japan, Germany, and the United States exemplify the deep divisions that exist among states in their approaches to environmental protection. Germany is following what could be called the green social welfare state approach to environmental protection, which is increasingly guided by what is known as the precautionary principle. In contrast, the US is increasingly leaning away from the use of environmental regulations, towards the use of market-based mechanisms to control pollution and cost-benefit analysis to determine when environmental protection should take precedence over economic activities. Internal political divisions mean that Japan sits uneasily between these two approaches. Miranda A. Schreurs uses a variety of case studies to explore why these different policy approaches emerged and what their implications are, examining the differing ideas, actors, and institutions in each state.

Author : Shigeto Tsuru
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780939445

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The Political Economy of the Environment by Shigeto Tsuru Pdf

The first authoritative study of Japan's environmental problems by the acclaimed environmental economist, placing environmental issues within a socioeconomic context. In providing an historical account of environmental disruption in Japan, the author takes a number of key cases of industrial pollution in the pre-war and post-war periods and illustrates the effectiveness of taking into account socioeconomic affairs. Finally, he proposes a set of concrete countermeasures against environmental problems, applicable to all developed countries today, aimed at achieving a new 'quality of life'. First published in 2000, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.

Author : IFO Institute for Economic Research, Sakura Institute ofResearch, Japan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9784431658658

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A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and German Economic Success by IFO Institute for Economic Research, Sakura Institute ofResearch, Japan Pdf

The aim of this book is to evaluate accurately economic development mechanism and to extract valuable lessons from a comparison of the economic development of Japan and that of Germany. The book covers an extensive range of economic issues: (1) macro-economic factors: capital, labor, technology; (2) macro-economic policies: financial, monetary, industrial; (3) external shocks to both economies: oil crises, exchange rate fluctuations, environmental problems; (4) development processes of major industries: steel, chemicals, and automobiles. The analyses with this systematic and comprehensive approach provide useful insights for the general reader as well as guidelines for developing countries and for Eastern European countries in transition.

Author : Yumiko Nakanishi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 4431566562

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Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law by Yumiko Nakanishi Pdf

This book presents a variety of articles on contemporary issues in environmental law by eminent university professors of environmental law, international public law, European Union law, and comparative law in Europe and Japan. It is the first book in the field of environmental law based on the results of international conferences and research activities supported by the European Union delegation in Japan. Current essential and global topics such as principles of environmental law, climate change, biodiversity, ethics pertaining to animal rights , nuclear safety regime after Fukushima, environmental impact assessments, protecting international waters, genetically-modified organisms, and implementing international instruments, and EU rules at the national level are discussed in light of the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon and other recent international treaties, by comparing the approaches taken by the EU, European countries, and Japan. As environmental law is not just a national issue but also a global one, it is important to understand and analyse various aspects of current environmental issues. This book is a response to such needs, and represents the joint work of five Japanese and four European (two German and two Italian) professors who have succeeded in creating something that is both unique and remarkable.

Author : Curtis Moore
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0807085316

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Green Gold by Curtis Moore Pdf

A crucial argument for today's environmentalists—startling proof that environmental regulation and environmental technologies are necessary for a strong economy.

Author : György Széll,Ute Széll
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Quality of life
ISBN : 3631586337

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Quality of Life and Working Life in Comparison by György Széll,Ute Széll Pdf

"This volume includes the most important contributions to the tenth meeting of the German-Japanese Society for the Social Sciences, held in Osnabreuck, Germany, from 28 to 31 August 2008"--Page 1.

Author : United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Water
ISBN : IND:30000077253643

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River of Life, Water: the Environmental Challenge by United States. Department of the Interior Pdf

Author : David Leheny,Kay Warren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135197001

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Japanese Aid and the Construction of Global Development by David Leheny,Kay Warren Pdf

Analyses the changing political contexts within which Japanese aid officials develop programs. It tracks the tensions facing aid officials as they seek to negotiate between an organizational bias in the Japanese government of promoting "growth-oriented" policies, and new demands for Japan to engage a broader array of "human security" concerns.

Author : Lutz Mez,Lila Okamura,Helmut Weidner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783658274054

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The Ecological Modernization Capacity of Japan and Germany by Lutz Mez,Lila Okamura,Helmut Weidner Pdf

Cognitive-strategic capabilities of a country are decisive for overcoming the strong path dependence in climate-related policies and to achieve ecological and economic modernization. This is the result of a unique comparison approach focusing on four highly intertwined policy areas (Automobiles, Nuclear Energy, Renewables and Rare Earth) in Japan and Germany. Both countries have in principle sufficient economic, technological and institutional capacities for an ecological transformation, but they are lacking an integrated policy strategy to mobilize and organize the existing capacities in favor of structural changes. The focused four policy areas are analyzed in depth and compared by experts from political science.

Author : Sacchidananda Mukherjee,Debashis Chakraborty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317508922

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Environmental Challenges and Governance by Sacchidananda Mukherjee,Debashis Chakraborty Pdf

The economies located in East, South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an interesting growth-sustainability trade-off over the last decades. While growth considerations have paved ways for deepened ties with growing trade-investment waves and increasing population pressure necessitated exploitation of hitherto unutilized natural resources, focus on environmental sustainability has been a recent consideration. The growth impetus still playing a key role in these economies, it becomes imperative that the countries effectively address the key sustainability concerns, e.g. air and water pollution, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, climate change issues like CO2 emissions etc. But how prepared is the governance mechanism of these countries, covering not only the legislative and administrative framework but also involvement of the judiciary, presence of spirited civil society and active engagement of stakeholders in policy-framing dialogues, to rise up to these challenges? The book seeks an answer to this question through the environmental governance mechanism and natural resource conservation policies in three vibrant regions within Asia. A holistic development dimension of sustainable development path emerges, through discussion of policies adopted by developed (Japan, South Korea), upper-middle (China, Malaysia), developing (India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand) and least developed countries (Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal).

Author : Kenneth L. Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317452294

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Western Civilization: A Global and Comparative Approach by Kenneth L. Campbell Pdf

Featuring the one author, one voice approach, this text is ideal for instructors who do not wish to neglect the importance of non-Western perspectives on the study of the past. The book is a brief, affordable presentation providing a coherent examination of the past from ancient times to the present. Religion, everyday life, and transforming moments are the three themes employed to help make the past interesting, intelligible, and relevant to contemporary society.

Author : Bernhard Müller,Hiroyuki Shimizu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319613765

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Towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda by Bernhard Müller,Hiroyuki Shimizu Pdf

This book looks at the New Urban Agenda and prospects of its implementation. In 2016, the New Urban Agenda was endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations after having been adopted by the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador. Together with the Sustainable Development Goals, it provides a comprehensive and ambitious roadmap for global debate and action related to sustainable urbanisation during the coming decades. As mature economies and ageing societies, Japan and Germany can make considerable contributions to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Both countries share a number of similar challenges for environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development under conditions of social change. Furthermore, they have vast experience in actively promoting urban transformation towards a more sustainable urban future. At the same time the authors are making a contribution towards implementing the New Urban Agenda. Other countries may build up on the experience provided and the 20 examples described in this book. The work is based on a longstanding cooperation between the Graduate School of Environmental Studies of the Nagoya University (Japan), the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (Germany) and the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany).

Author : Hidefumi Imura,Miranda Alice Schreurs
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781008248

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Environmental Policy in Japan by Hidefumi Imura,Miranda Alice Schreurs Pdf

This book is a must; it is best reading for all interested in or working on environmental policy formulation and implementation, be it in a polluted industrial country or in a polluting developing country. Environmentalist . . . a well-conceptualized analysis of the evolution of Japan s environmental policies and programmes. . . The quality of integration from chapter to chapter is much superior to that of most multiple-author texts. International Sociology Review of Books The eleven contributors to this book provide profound retrospective view son the fearsome damage inflicted on the environment of Japan and on its people during the rapid economic growth period from late 1950s to the early 1970s. The book also presents a clear vision of how developing countries might draw lessons from Japan s experiences in overcoming some of its pollution problems. Hiroshi Ohta, Pacific Affairs This is, I m sure, the most comprehensive and the best book ever on Japan s environmental policy. This book is a must; it is best reading for all interested in or working on environmental policy formulation and implementation, be it in a polluted industrial country or in a polluting developing country. Udo E. Simonis, Internationales Asienforum The volume is a great source to explain what factors have made Japanese pollution control policy so successful. . . Imura and Schreurs have unveiled the intricacies of Japanese pollution control policy in this volume. The book can be used at the undergraduate and graduate level, particularly as a stepping stone in projects focused on minimization of contaminant emissions and on Japanese environmental policy and politics. Raul Pacheco-Vega, Global Environmental Politics A gold mine of information, this book gives a balanced, comprehensive, and authoritative analysis of Japan s environmental policy and candidly covers both its considerable achievements and persistent limitations. Although this volume focuses on issues of policy implementation, it impressively addresses most aspects of environmental issues in Japan. . . This is indeed a superb book that provides encyclopedia-like information about environmental issues in Japan and is unmatched, especially in its emphasis on policy implementation. Lam Peng Er, Journal of Japanese Studies Japanese environmental management style is in many ways distinct from that found in Europe or the USA. There is less emphasis on litigation, more emphasis on administrative guidance and considerable use of voluntary mechanisms for policy implementation. This volume considers what factors may have contributed to Japan s relatively successful efforts at dealing with severe industrial pollution and problems associated with rapid urbanization. The book introduces Japan s environmental history, its key environmental regulations and the forces that have driven Japan to introduce these environmental regulations and programs. It also examines the various formal and informal institutional mechanisms and policy instruments that have been introduced over the past several decades to implement pollution control and energy conservation. The authors conclude by putting Japan s environmental policy experiences in comparative perspective and considering what useful lessons can be drawn from the Japanese experience for developing nations. Providing a detailed analysis of environmental policies and policy instruments in Japan by leading experts in the field, this book will be of great interest to students of environmental policy and politics and policymakers concerned with environmental protection in Asia.