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Readership: Practitioners, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and students who are interested in replicable and up-scalable Sustainable Consumption and Production practices.
In the emerging narrative of sustainable development in Asia, the essential challenge is to reduce the use of natural resources and environmental degradation alongside the increasing demand for goods and services. To achieve this, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aims at reconciling the three goals of minimising the extraction of natural resources from the environment, limiting waste and emissions over the life cycle of goods and services and improving human development and wellbeing.
Sustainable Asia: Supporting the Transition to Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asian Developing Countries provides an overview and analysis of the current status of SCP in Asian developing countries. The book focuses on projects supported by the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme, a regional development cooperation programme promoting the adoption of SCP practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer groups in Asia since 2007.
For readers looking for a comprehensive introduction to the topic of SCP together with a detailed analysis of the current developmental situation in various Asian developing countries and key sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, renewable energy and agriculture, this book is an invaluable tool. The book examines in detail the SCP approaches and innovative solutions demonstrated by the SWITCH-Asia supported projects in Asia and thus serves as a reference for practitioners, researchers and policymakers alike.
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Chapter 1: Introduction (248 KB)
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- Introduction (P Schroeder, K Anggraeni, S Sartori and U Weber)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production in International Development Cooperation:
- Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia — Aligning Human Development and Environmental Protection in International Development Cooperation (L Akenji, M Bengtsson and P Schroeder)
- Regional Policy Trends for Strengthening the Inclusion of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Public Governance (S Castro-Hallgren)
- SWITCH-Asia Programme Impacts: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead (K Anggraeni and P Schroeder)
- Country Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia:
- SCP in Bangladesh: The Brown Hope of Hazaribagh and the Golden Fibre of Bangladesh (N M Esa Abrar Khan)
- Gross National Happiness and SCP in Bhutan (K P Lama and S T Dorji)
- Sustainable Energy through SCP in Cambodia (R de Jong)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production in Lao PDR (T Phonsavath)
- Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production for a Better Future in Nepal (R P Chhetri)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Philippines (L L Sta Romana)
- Linking Tourism, Energy and Agriculture through Sustainable Consumption and Production in Sri Lanka (M Tissera, D Samarakoon and G Senanayake)
- Thailand's Sufficiency Economy and Sustainable Consumption and Production (K Merle)
- Sustainable Consumption and Production in Vietnam (N T Thong, D H Nguyen, P T N Bich and L T M Huong)
- Sectoral Case Studies:
- Sustainable Tourism in Asia — Current Situation, Trends, and Existing Practices (E Kaiwa)
- Sustainable Societies and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asia (C Curea)
Readership: Practitioners, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and students who are interested in replicable and up-scalable Sustainable Consumption and Production practices.
