Environmental Policy in JapanHidefumi Imura, Miranda Alice Schreurs Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005 M01 1 - 406 pages This book is a must; it is best reading for all interested in or working on environmental policy formulation and implementation, be it in a polluted industrial country or in a polluting developing country. Environmentalist . . . a well-conceptualized anal |
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Page xi
... Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Health and Welfare Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ministry of Land , Infrastructure and Transport Ministry of Construction Ministry of Environment , Korea MOE MOF MOFA NEDO ΝΕΡΑ ng ...
... Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Health and Welfare Ministry of International Trade and Industry Ministry of Land , Infrastructure and Transport Ministry of Construction Ministry of Environment , Korea MOE MOF MOFA NEDO ΝΕΡΑ ng ...
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... Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Energy Development Organization National Environmental Policy Act nano gram nano gram toxicity equivalency quantity / Normal m3 National Institute for Environmental Studies not in my ...
... Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Energy Development Organization National Environmental Policy Act nano gram nano gram toxicity equivalency quantity / Normal m3 National Institute for Environmental Studies not in my ...
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... Ministry of Health and Welfare and a pollution control office in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in the 1960s , followed by the establishment of an Environment Agency ( EA ) in 1971 ( Hashimoto 1988 ) . The EA was ...
... Ministry of Health and Welfare and a pollution control office in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in the 1960s , followed by the establishment of an Environment Agency ( EA ) in 1971 ( Hashimoto 1988 ) . The EA was ...
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... Ministry and its relations to other governmental ministries , the role of business interests , political parties , local governments and NGOs . It provides an overview of important legislation , including the Environmental Impact ...
... Ministry and its relations to other governmental ministries , the role of business interests , political parties , local governments and NGOs . It provides an overview of important legislation , including the Environmental Impact ...
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... ( Ministry of the Environment 2001 ) . Figure 2.1 Map of Japan and the Pacific Belt The Sea of Japan Sappor Sendai Kyoto 6 . Osaka Saitama Kobe Hiroshima The Pacific Belt Tokyo Kitakyushu Fukuoka Chiba Kawasaki Nagoya Yokohama Yokkaichi ...
... ( Ministry of the Environment 2001 ) . Figure 2.1 Map of Japan and the Pacific Belt The Sea of Japan Sappor Sendai Kyoto 6 . Osaka Saitama Kobe Hiroshima The Pacific Belt Tokyo Kitakyushu Fukuoka Chiba Kawasaki Nagoya Yokohama Yokkaichi ...
Contents
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Institutions and the Interplay of Actors | 49 |
4 Economic Implications of Pollution Control Policy in Japan | 86 |
Recognition and Response Processes | 102 |
International Cooperation | 135 |
7 Environmental Policy Instruments | 153 |
8 Case Studies of Environmental Politics in Japan | 185 |
Financial Mechanisms | 249 |
11 Environmental Industries and Technologies in Japan | 266 |
Strategic Implications for Asias Developing Countries | 287 |
Japan the European Union and the United States of America Compared | 315 |
14 Evaluating Japans Environmental Policy Performance | 342 |
References | 360 |
Index | 388 |
9 Local Government Industry and Pollution Control Agreements | 215 |
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