Policy considerations for establishing an environmentally sound regional material flow in East Asia

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-50

  Hotta, Yasuhiko ^a   Elder, Mark ^a   Mori, Hideyuki ^a   Tanaka, Makiko ^b  

^a Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Environmental governance; Environmental policy; Integration; Recycling; Trade; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 39049116664     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496507312562     Document Type: Article

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