Beyond the Limits to Growth : : New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan.

Beyond the Limits to Growth : : New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan.

Full of fresh insights into the potential for developing sustainable economies, this book includes a chapter on 'platinum' societies and shows how consumers' demand for quality will foster sustainable technologies in developed, and developing, countries.

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Superior document:Science for Sustainable Societies Series
:
Komiyama, Hiroshi.
Place / Publishing House:Tokyo : : Springer Japan,, 2014.
©2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Science for Sustainable Societies Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (131 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface to the English Edition
  • Key Features of Our World in the Twenty-First Century
  • Overview of This Book
  • References
  • Introduction to the Japanese Edition
  • From Problem-Saddled Developed Country to Problem- Solving Developed Country
  • Japan Possesses the Untapped Power to Solve Its Problems
  • The Good Fortune of Being Located in Asia, the Core of Economic Growth
  • Many Countries Harbor Warm Sentiments Toward Japan
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: "Diffusive Demand" and "Creative Demand-Overcoming Product Saturation with Demand for Innovation"
  • The True Character of the Demand Shortage in Advanced Nations
  • Demand for Man-Made Artifacts Will Necessarily Saturate
  • How Long Will China's High Growth Last?
  • Automobiles Will Also Reach Saturation in the Next 7-10 Years
  • Accompanying Overproduction, Keen Competition Will Intensify
  • The "Clouds Above the Hill" Are No Longer There or "Lost in the Fog"
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The Twenty-First Century Paradigm and the Role of Information Technology
  • Exploding Knowledge, Limited Earth, and Aging Society
  • Negative Legacy of Intellectual Activities
  • The Relation Between Knowledge and Value Is Difficult to Understand
  • Importance of "Knowledge Structuring"
  • Sustainability Science
  • Speed Has Surpassed the "Invisible Hand"
  • Information Technology Is a Common Foundation for Innovation
  • References
  • Chapter 3: "Vision 2050" to the Rescue of a "Limited Earth"
  • Vision 2050
  • Even If the Number of Automobiles Quadruples, Energy Consumption Can Still Be Reduced
  • Energy Conservation Can Be Realized Economically
  • The Reason Why Recycling Is More Energy-Efficient
  • "Urban Mines" Are Not an Urban Myth
  • Three Points for Building a "Material Circulating Society"
  • At Present 80 % of Our Energy Relies on Fossil Fuels
  • Nuclear Power as a Transitional Energy Source.
  • Producing Biomass in the Desert
  • Reducing the World's Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 25 %
  • A Vision on Which Advanced Countries and Developing Countries Can Agree
  • Japan as a Resource Self-Sustaining Nation
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, I
  • Monozukuri (Making Things) and Daily Life
  • Structure of Energy Consumption in Households
  • Appropriate Regulation Encourages Innovation
  • Air-Conditioning Energy Consumption Can Be Reduced to One Twelfth
  • Room for Innovation Lies in the Difference Between "Theory" and "Reality"
  • Why Did Japan Fail in Diffusive Demand?
  • Two-Manufacturer System for Major Appliances
  • The Anxious Future of Solar Cells
  • World-Leading "Eco-Cute" and "ENE-FARM"
  • Eco-Cute and ENE-FARM Will Create a 30 Trillion Yen Market
  • Reducing Costs by Taking Advantage of the Huge Domestic Market
  • Japan's Strength Lies Precisely in " Monozukuri from Scratch"
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, II
  • Japan-A Country with Challenges and the Power for Manufacturing from Scratch
  • Five Conditions for Happy Aging
  • Involve Senior Citizens and Working People in School Education
  • School Education Is Losing Diversity
  • Agriculture Competing by Safety and Taste
  • Don't Be Frightened by the Threat of Globalization
  • An Aging Society Is a Golden Opportunity for Japan to Take Advantage of Its Technical Capabilities
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Toward the Realization of a "Platinum Society "
  • Shooting Through the "Clouds Above the Hill"
  • Pursuing the "Platinum Society " Through Three Innovations
  • Local Governments Have Begun Moving
  • Platinum Vision Handbook for Structuring and Sharing Knowledge
  • Platinum Vision Awards and the Dissemination of the Platinum Society Model
  • Platinum Vision School and a Network of Networks
  • References
  • Index.

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