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ISBN 10: 1134265121
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Author: Brendan Barrett
In the 1990s, Japan gradually began to turn green and started to experiment with more participatory forms of environmental governance. Ecological Modernisation and Japan explores this transformation and looks at Japan as a case for ecological modernisation while contextualising the discussion within its unique history and recent discussions about globalisation and sustainability. It makes a significant contribution to the ecological modernisation debate by unpacking the Japanese environmental experience.
Ecological Modernisation and Japan 1st Table of contents:
PART 1 Background
1 Ecological modernization and Japan1
The theory of ecological modernization
Japan as a case of ecological modernization
Outline of this volume
Notes
2 Environmental discourses in a developmental state
A framework to understand Japanese environmental politics
Transitions in the main environmental discourses
Impact of recent modernization on Japan—the fourth stage
Reflections on Japanese environmentalism
Conclusions
Notes
PART 2 Policies, actors and institutions
3 Building a national environmental regime
Coping with environmental change in Japan
OECD’s evaluation
From Japan Environment Agency to Ministry of the Environment
Environmental powers throughout government
Overseas manifestation of Japanese environmental policy
The greening of Japanese politics
Conclusions
Notes
4 Foundations of local environmental governance
Theoretical framework
Historical perspective
Progress with LA21 in Japan
Barriers to participatory local environmental management
Evaluation of recent innovative practices
Conclusions
Notes
5 The transformation of social movements and civil society
Transformation of environmental movements and civil society
Theoretical perspectives
A new political landscape for civil society
The interplay of institutions, culture and hegemonic relationships
Media and academics in the growth of civil society
Ecological modernization as cultural politics in Japan
Conclusions
Notes
6 Environmental values and ecological modernization
Conceptual framework
Changing values on the economy versus the environment
Environmental values
NEP and ecological modernization
Japan compared to other ecologically modern states
Environmental values of young people in Japan
Conclusions
Notes
PART 3 Issues and responses
7 Transformation of the development process
Importance of public works
Signs of change on the ground
Need for a new EIA Law
Development of the legislation
Characteristics of the EIA Law
Recent practical experience with EIA
Conclusions
Notes
8 Ecologically modern industrialization
Environmental trends in Japanese industry
Eco-efficiency in Japan
Emergence of the recycling (recirculatory) society
Energy industry/energy consumption
Japanese SMEs and ecological modernization
Conclusions
Notes
9 Japan in the greenhouse—the challenge of addressing rising emissions
The formation of the Kyoto Protocol
The US withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol
Winning over Russia
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions
Comparative perspective with other ecologically modern states
Transposing the Kyoto Protocol into domestic laws and programmes
Regulatory measures
Nuclear energy
Renewable energy
Voluntary measures by industry
Pluralizing decision-making and implementation processes
Conclusion: where to from here?
Notes
10 Conclusions
How does Japan compare to other ecologically modern states?
Why is it difficult to view Japan as ecologically modern?
Concluding remarks
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