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" Sustainable infrastructure in Asia : "
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BL
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1011785
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b766155
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Sustainable infrastructure in Asia : : overview and proceedings : Seoul Initiative Policy Forum on Sustainable Infrastructure, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6-8 September 2006.
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Bangkok, Thailand :: United Nations, ESCAP ;[Seoul] :: Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea,, ©2007.
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x, 206 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 30 cm
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9211205077
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: 9789211205077
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"Sales No. E.07. II. F.16"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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"Asia now has 71 per cent of the global population that is without access to improved sanitation and 58 per cent of those without access to safe drinking water. In the coming decades, a growing population and increased urbanization requires Asian countries to build the water, energy, waste management, and transport infrastructure that will support their needs. At the same time, "Green Growth" calls for continued economic growth while ensuring that resources are used sustainably. Yet, environmental infrastructure is insufficient, and as a result, environmental carrying capacities throughout the region are being overwhelmed. Many countries in Asia often face challenges of developing sustainable infrastructure due to institutional, technological, and financial insufficiency. What are the fundamental and essential factors to facilitate and accelerate this shift towards Green Growth? As home to some of the world's fastest growing economies, one of the most important issues for the region's policy makers to consider is that of sustainable infrastructure. New innovations and the incorporation of eco-efficient principles into the infrastructure development process play a critical role in improving environmental sustainability."--Provided by publisher.
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Economic development-- Asia, Congresses.
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Sustainable development-- Asia, Congresses.
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Economic development.
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Sustainable development.
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Asia.
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HC79.E5S87 2007
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Korea (South)., Hwan'gyŏngbu.
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Seoul Initiative Network on Green Growth.
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United Nations., Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
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Seoul Initiative Policy Forum on Sustainable Infrastructure(1st :2006 :, Seoul, Korea)
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