LEADER 03965nam 2200673 450 001 9910787407203321 005 20221005181406.0 010 $a0-231-53920-7 024 7 $a10.7312/clif16608 035 $a(CKB)3710000000361055 035 $a(EBL)1922369 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001438038 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11799537 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438038 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11376409 035 $a(PQKB)11468427 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001133105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1922369 035 $a(DE-B1597)458283 035 $a(OCoLC)904237991 035 $a(OCoLC)904407204 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231539203 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1922369 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11048487 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL745890 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000361055 100 $a20141030h20152015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe greening of Asia$b[electronic resource] $ethe business case for solving Asia's environmental emergency /$fMark L. Clifford 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 0 $aColumbia business school publishing 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-16608-7 311 $a1-336-14604-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: green shoots under soot-stained skies -- Introduction: energy: sun, wind and the end of coal -- The sun kings -- Blowin' in the wind -- Introduction: our human world: cities, buildings, wheels -- Cities in a garden -- Buildings for a greener Asia -- Asia on the move: cars and trains -- Introduction: nature : forests, farms and water -- "Water is more important than oil" -- The tropical challenge : saving Asia's lungs -- Epilogue: "adhere and prosper" : from black coal to green power -- Conclusion -- Appendix: companies to watch -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aOne of Asia's best-respected writers on business and economy, Hong Kong-based author Mark L. Clifford provides a behind-the-scenes look at what companies in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand are doing to build businesses that will lessen the environmental impact of Asia's extraordinary economic growth. Dirty air, foul water, and hellishly overcrowded cities are threatening to choke the region's impressive prosperity. Recognizing a business opportunity in solving social problems, Asian businesses have developed innovative responses to the region's environmental crises. From solar and wind power technologies to green buildings, electric cars, water services, and sustainable tropical forestry, Asian corporations are upending old business models in their home countries and throughout the world. Companies have the money, the technology, and the people to act-yet, as Clifford emphasizes, support from the government (in the form of more effective, market-friendly policies) and the engagement of civil society are crucial for a region-wide shift to greener business practices. Clifford paints detailed profiles of what some of these companies are doing and includes a unique appendix that encapsulates the environmental business practices of more than fifty companies mentioned in the book. 410 0$aColumbia Business School Publishing 606 $aSustainable development$zAsia 606 $aEnvironmental degradation$zAsia 606 $aEnvironmentalism 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aEnvironmental degradation 615 0$aEnvironmentalism. 676 $a338.95/07 700 $aClifford$b Mark$f1957-$01521413 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787407203321 996 $aThe greening of Asia$93760545 997 $aUNINA