00000cam a22000003a 4500 UP-1685594773861924313 Buklod 20130813125451.0 g||| | || || ta 130813s2012 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPBAG-00011103711 HC 411 K39 2012 Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012. [43rd ed.]. Mandaluyong City Asian Development Bank c2012. xi, 46 p. col ill., maps 28 cm. "Special chapter : Green urbanization in Asia." Special Features of Urban Growth in Asia. Environmental Implications of Urbanization in Asia -- Urban Air Pollution in Asia -- Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Access to Clean Water and Sanitation -- Resilience to Climate Change -- Loss of Natural Ecosystems and Amenities -- Urban Slums and Urban Poverty -- Asia's Environmental Challenges : The Environmental Kuznets Curve. The Environment-Urbanization Nexus in Asia -- Urban Agglomeration Helps Improve the Environment -- Manufacturing Relocation and Rise of the Middle Class and Property Owners -- Declining Fertility and Increasing Educational Attainment -- Quantifying the Environment-Urbanization Nexus -- Summary. Policy Options for Green Cities -- Enhancing Efficiency and Conservation -- Promoting New Frontiers -- Protecting the Poor -- Finance, Transparency, and Accountability -- Summary. Major Findings and Conclusion. Economic indicators Asia Periodicals. Economic indicators Asia Statistics. Urban ecology (Sociology) Asia. City planning Environmental aspects Asia. Urbanization Environmental aspects Asia. Economic indicators Pacific Area Periodicals. Economic indicators Pacific Area Statistics. Asian Development Bank. Key indicators 2012 : Green urbanization in Asia. UPBAG KTRC HC 411 K39 2012 Book