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Unprecedented Urbanisation in Asia and Its Impacts on the Environment.
- Source :
- Australian Economic Review; Sep2014, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p378-385, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Asia is home to almost half of the global urban population and is urbanising at a pace faster than any other region, leading to greater environmental challenges that are already serious. This article offers a balanced assessment on the relationship between urbanisation and the environment from the Asian perspective. It concludes that urbanisation is a cause of, but more importantly, a solution to environmental degradation. Policy-makers should take an optimistic and proactive, rather than conservative, approach to unprecedented urbanisation in Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00049018
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Economic Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102179257
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12076