How can we develop eco-efficient infrastructure in Asia
Subtitle: water infrastructure-cased
By: Environment and Development Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ; [prepared by KIM Tae Hyung]
Contributors: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Environment and Development Division
Series: Discussion paper; Discussion paper (United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Environment and Development Division)
Publisher: United Nations ESCAP
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bangkok, Thailand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9789211206319
Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics); Government policy; Sustainable development; Water resources development
Other titles: Development of eco-efficient water infrastructure for socio-economic development in Asia and Pacific Region
Description: Many countries in Asia region recognized the urgent need to transform their economic-social structure and development paradigm to overcome a set of crises, which transformation does not happen 'naturally' or 'automatically', it is not clear where and how to move forward. As a practical solutions, based on historical study and the analysis for emerging challenges, government of developing countries should establish long term economic growth strategy by synchronizing the infrastructure development with specific goals of national development plans such as green growth, promote eco-efficiency in the national development planning process of infrastructure, and foster the collective capacity and institution building for planning and implementing eco-efficient infrastructure development in the 21st century as enabling conditions.
Notes: "June 2011."

"United Nations publication sales no. E.11.II.F.10"--T.p. verso.

"ST/ESCAP/2604"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-60).
Table of contents: title: 1. Objectives; title: 2. Root challenges for infrastructure development; title: 3. Transformation of development paradigm; title: 4. Infrastructure for sustainable economic growth; title: 5. Three-key policies for sustainable infrastructure development; title: 6. Policy measures for government-led long-term growth strategy; title: 7. Policy  measures for eco-efficient approaches; title: 8. Policy measures for collective capacity and institutional building; title: 9. Conclusion; title: Reference.