Toward an environmental strategy for Asia : a summary of a World Bank discussion paper

This booklet summarizes the findings and recommendations of a more detailed study that is being published by the World Bank as a separate Discussion Paper. The study was undertaken to address the need arising from both within and outside the World Bank for: (a) an assessment of the trends and impact...

• Main Authors: Brandon, Carter, Ramankutty, Ramesh
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1993
• Subjects: POLITICA AMBIENTAL; RECURSOS NATURALES; GESTION AMBIENTAL; ASIA; ADMINISTRACION AMBIENTAL

Table of Contents:

• This booklet is a summary of World Bank Discussion Paper no. 224
• Acknowledgments
• Toward and environmental strategy for Asia
• The state of the environment in Asia
• A framework for improving environmental management
• Urban environmental management
• Approaches to industrial pollution
• Minimizing energy sector impacts
• Natural resource management: land, forests, and biodiversity
• Water resource management
• The World Bank environmental strategy
• Appendix