Measuring environmental quality in Asia
By: Peter P. Rogers ... [et al.].
Contributors: Rogers, Peter P., 1937-; Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences.; Asian Development Bank.
Publisher: Published by the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University and the Asian Development Bank; Distributed by Harvard University Press; Asian Development Bank
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Cambridge, Mass.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Environmental monitoring -- Asia.; Environmental indicators.; Asia -- Environmental conditions.
Description: The relationship between industrialization, economic growth and environmental protection is now recognized as the essence of the sustainability issue in Asia. One of the more difficult aspects facing the development policymaker is how to measure this relationship in concrete ways. This study develops a set of environmental indices to serve as guides to assess the state of the environment, measure the nature and degree of environmental change, and indicate the financing requirements for remediation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Errata slip inserted.