Green Japan : : Environmental Technologies, Innovation Policy, and the Pursuit of Green Growth / / Carin Holroyd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Holroyd, Carin ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Japan and Global Society
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.) :; 4 Figures

As climate change continues to threaten both our economic and ecological well-being, countries around the world are trying to implement green strategies that will simultaneously curb emissions and spur economic growth. Green Japan critically examines the Japanese effort to combine economic growth with commitments to environmental sustainability. Carin Holroyd explores green growth strategies in various industries including conservation, energy, urban development, and international trade. Holroyd’s comprehensive analysis of how innovation strategies connect with environmental priorities combines a detailed study of government policies with insightful assessments of consumer and market responses. The unevenness of Japan’s success clearly demonstrates the exceptional technological innovation and creative public policy initiatives that are needed in order to successfully reverse the effects of climate change. Green Japan offers a nuanced and hopeful account of one nation’s attempts at linking environmental sustainability and continued prosperity.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Techno-Environmentalism: Making Science and Technology Work for Society -- Environmental Sacrifice: Japan’s Economic-Environmental History -- Green Growth Policies: The Japanese Government’s Environmental Strategies -- Green Infrastructure: The Foundations of Green Growth in Japan -- Green Cities and the Development of Environmental Potential -- Pushing the Enviro-Technology Frontier: Big Dreams, Big Gambles -- Japanese Economic Environmentalism in Review -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index