50 years of environment
Subtitle: Singapore's journey towards environmental sustainability
By: editer, Yong Soon Tan, former permanent secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore & former permanent secretary, National Climate Change Secreteriat in the Prime Minister's Office, Singapore
Series: World Scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9789814696210; 9789814696227
Subjects: Environmental policy; Water resources development; Sustainable development
Other titles: Fifty years of environment, Singapore's journey towards environmental sustainability
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Journey to the present : reflections on Singapore's environmental journey / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan; title: Cleaning the land and the rivers / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan; title: Applying economic principles to environmental policy / Tan Yong Soon with Lee Tung Jean and Karen Tan; title: The search for NEwater : the Singapore water story / Lee Ek Tieng; title: Environmental planning for suStainable development / Tan Yong Soon; title: Present challenges : frontier research in environment and water : integrated research approach for sustainable solutions / Lee Lai Yoke and Ong Choon Nam; title: Energy efficiency and renewable energy challenges in the tropics / Nilesh Y Jadhav, Subodh Mhaisalkar and Hans B (Teddy) Puttgen); title: Developing a vibrant sustainable energy industry / Edwin Khew; title: Community engagement to promote environmental ownership and secure our future / Chew Gek Khim; title: Island in the world : Singapore's environment and the international dimensions / Simon Tay and Cheong Poh Kwan; title: Moving into the future : environmental sustainability and sustainable development / Tan Yong Soon and Kwek Leng Joo.