Chapter 12. Sustainable Development in Asia: Traditional Ideas and Irreversible Processes

  1. Prof. i. R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer2,
  2. Prof. Dr. Edward D. Schroeder3,
  3. Prof. Dr. Horst Kopp4
  1. Prof. Dr. Dietmar Rothermund

Published Online: 27 JUL 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527604251.ch12

Book Title

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

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How to Cite

Rothermund, D. (2005) Sustainable Development in Asia: Traditional Ideas and Irreversible Processes, in Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures (eds P. A. Wilderer, E. D. Schroeder and H. Kopp), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527604251.ch12

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, c/o Technical University Munich, Lehrstuhl für Wassergütewirtschaft, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

  2. 3

    University of California, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA

  3. 4

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Institut für Geographie, Kochstr. 4/4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Author Information

  1. Oberer Burggarten 2, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 JUL 2005
  2. Published Print: 24 OCT 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527312368

Online ISBN: 9783527604258

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Keywords:

  • global sustainability;
  • sustainable development in Asia;
  • traditional ideas and irreversible processes;
  • population growth as a major challenge;
  • traditional ideas of sustainability;
  • technocratic ambitions of modern governments;
  • sustainable societies in Asia

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Population Growth as a Major Challenge to Sustainable Development

  • Traditional Ideas of Sustainability and the Technocratic Ambitions of Modern Governments

  • Sustainable Societies in Asia

  • Conclusions

  • References

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