Toward an Environmental Strategy for Asia, Parts 63-224World Bank Publications, 1993 M01 1 - 210 pages World Bank Discussion Paper No. 224. All of the World Bank's priorities for environmental aid to Asia are described in this comprehensive manual. Also featured is a framework to improve the region's environmental management and achieve sustainable |
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... pollution emitted ) is fundamental to reducing the consumption of resources in virtually all sectors . Taxes or ... control " approach to pollution control , in which governments specify allowable factory emissions and often even specify ...
... pollution emitted ) is fundamental to reducing the consumption of resources in virtually all sectors . Taxes or ... control " approach to pollution control , in which governments specify allowable factory emissions and often even specify ...
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... control emissions and toxic wastes . The concentration of wastes overwhelms the assimilative capacity of natural ecosystems . Human health is threatened by the highly concen- trated discharges of pollutants in urban areas . The cost to ...
... control emissions and toxic wastes . The concentration of wastes overwhelms the assimilative capacity of natural ecosystems . Human health is threatened by the highly concen- trated discharges of pollutants in urban areas . The cost to ...
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... pollution problems are wide- spread across Asia , World Bank urban environ ... control systems require the re- moval of economic distortions ( subsidies ) ... pollution in a growing economy than in a stagnant one . Because of the magnitude ...
... pollution problems are wide- spread across Asia , World Bank urban environ ... control systems require the re- moval of economic distortions ( subsidies ) ... pollution in a growing economy than in a stagnant one . Because of the magnitude ...
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... pollution control agencies . Building on this experience , the Bank is planning industrial pollution studies and projects in China , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines and Thailand . While it is appropriate that more of the ...
... pollution control agencies . Building on this experience , the Bank is planning industrial pollution studies and projects in China , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines and Thailand . While it is appropriate that more of the ...
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... control , and groundwater withdrawals ) , while having undisputed economic benefits , often have adverse ... pollution , and foster cost recovery . Market - oriented valuation can also help in resolving conflicting uses and in ...
... control , and groundwater withdrawals ) , while having undisputed economic benefits , often have adverse ... pollution , and foster cost recovery . Market - oriented valuation can also help in resolving conflicting uses and in ...
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Page 67 - Proprietary process 80% of sludge 2.5 years Automotive manufacture Pneumatic cleaning process replaced caustic process 100% of sludge 2 years Micro-electronics Vibratory cleaning replaced caustic process 100% of sludge 3 years Organic chemicals production Absorption, scrap condenser, conservation vent, floating roof 95% of cumene 1 month Photographic film processing Electrolytic recovery ion exchange 85% of developer; 95% of fixer, silver and solvent < 1 year...
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Page 19 - Economic and population growth has led to severe negative impacts on the Asian environment. Pressure on the region's resources is intense and growing. There are serious problems in the areas of urban environmental degradation, industrial pollution, atmospheric emissions, soil erosion and land degradation, degradation of water resources, deforestation, and loss of natural habitat.
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Page 3 - Pressure on the region's resources is intense and growing. There are serious problems in the areas of urban environmental degradation, industrial pollution, atmospheric emissions, soil erosion and land degradation, degradation of water resources, deforestation, and loss of natural habitat. Questions about the sustainability of current economic growth are more than an abstraction concerning limits to growth.
Page 67 - Industry Method % Reduction of wastes Payback Pharmaceutical production Water-based solvent replaced organic solvent 100% < 1 year Equipment manufacture Ultrafiltration 100% of solvent and oil, 98% of paint 2 years Farm equipment manufacture Proprietary process 80% of sludge 2.5 yrs.
Page 176 - The relative cost effectiveness of various measures to ameliorate global warming', Energy Policy, Vol 18, No 6, 1990, pp 563-571.
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