Clean, Green and Blue : : Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental and Water Sustainability / / Yong Soon Tan, Tung Jean Lee, Karen Tan.
When Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965, the fledgling nation faced very similar problems as most other developing countries: high unemployment, low standard of living, and poor environmental conditions. In a scant four decades, it has become the 6th wealthiest country in the world in terms...
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Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (444 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I. Drawing Lessons from Singapore’s Environmental Journey
- 1. Reflections on Singapore’s Environmental Journey
- Part II. Achieving a Clean Environment
- 2. Achieving Clean Air Quality
- 3. Cleaning the Land and Rivers
- 4. Integrated Solid Waste Management
- PART III. CLOSING THE WATER LOOP
- 5. Ensuring Water Sustainability: The Supply Side
- 6. Ensuring Water Sustainability: Water Demand Management
- 7. Managing Used Water
- 8. From Flood Prevention and Flood Management to ABC Waters
- PART IV. APPLYING ECONOMICS AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
- 9. Applying Economic Principles to Environmental Policy
- 10. Working with People and the Community
- 11. Linking with the Global Community
- PART V. LOOKING AHEAD TO FUTURE CHALLENGES
- 12. A Sustainable Singapore, A Sustainable World
- APPENDICES
- NOTES
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS