Innovative Communities
Subtitle: People-centred Approaches to Environmental Management in the Asia-Pacific Region
Contributors: Jerry Velasquez (Editor); Makiko Yashiro (Editor); Susan Yoshimura (Editor); Izumi Ono (Editor)
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: January 13, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9789280811162
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Sustainability; Politics / Current Events; General; Asia; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science; Politics - Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Pacific Area; Development - Economic Development; Sustainable development; Political Advocacy; Environmental management
First sentence: Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 (also known as the Rio Earth Summit), the critical importance of innovation and change has been repeatedly highlighted within efforts to create a more sustainable society.