Toward Clean Shared Growth in Asia

摘要: The environmental problems of developing Asia are now well documented. combination rapid urban‐industrial growth and de fa c t o ‘ g r ow clean up later’ strategies have resulted in low energy efficiency within industry, natural resource depletion, materials-intensive production, polluted rivers groundwater supplies unhealthy air many Asian cities. According to the Development Bank (ADB 1997), average levels particulates over period 1991‐95 were approximately fivefold higher than OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development) countries twice world (see Table 1.1). Measures water pollution, such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) suspended solids, also substantially above ave a e s. Prior current crisis,