Environmental rationalities and the development state in East Asia: Prospects for a sustainability transition

摘要: Abstract This paper reviews what is known about recent trends in environmental governance among the newly industrializing countries of East Asia and implications these developments for a sustainability transition within region. The conceptual starting point review research that examines transitions framework multi-level perspective on system innovation. One challenges presented by this understanding how existing political economies structures promote stability or change socio-technical regimes. By regimes we mean predominant organizational, social technological configurations through which societal needs are constituted met. In case rapidly urbanizing Asia, trajectory will have profound consequences local, regional global environments. Our as they relate to region traces pattern initial efforts strengthen regulatory very much along lines policy models OECD economies. degree taken root varies from country What beginning emerge several region, however, variety institutional innovations hold promise opening up spaces regimes, creating opportunities new pathways industrialization urbanization take less pollution, materials energy-intensive.