Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia

by Lin-Heng, Lye; Ofori, George; Choo, Malone-Lee Lai; Savage, Victor R.; Yen-Peng, Ting

• ISBN13: 9789814322904
• ISBN10: 9814322903
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-15
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

This is a compilation of some of the best research papers of students from the MSc (Environmental Management) programme at the National University of Singapore from 20012006. They have been edited for brevity and cover a wide range of topics encompassing Corporate Environmental Management, the Conservation of Biological Diversity, Land use Planning, the Marine Environment, the Environment and Economic Development, Energy Sustainability, as well as Urban Pollution and Waste Management. These issues are examined in the context of different Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This book provides perspectives of the many challenges that confront environmental managers, and ventures to suggest some solutions.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements	p. v
Message from Shell Chairman	p. ix
Message from Chair, MEM Advisory Committee	p. xi
Message from Dean, School of Design and Environment	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
Supervisors	p. xxiii
Introduction Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia	p. xxxiii
Corporate Environmental Management
A Strategic Environmental Management Framework: Evaluating the Profitability of Being Green	p. 1
Developing a Common Framework for Tracking Corporate Environmental Performance and Establishing an Environmental Code of Conduct for the Hotel Industry in Singapore	p. 33
Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance: A Delphi Study on Ranking Environmental Performance of Companies in Singapore	p. 63
The Challenge of Environmental Sustainability in Wafer Fabrication Plants: A Framework for Implementation	p. 83
Implementation of ISO14001 Environmental Management System in Vietnam	p. 99
Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Hong Kong	p. 125
Biodiversity and Planning
Policies and Legal Frameworks of Protected Area Management in Nepal	p. 157
Captive Breeding as a Tool for Conservation of Endangered Species: The Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) - A Comparative Case Study of Captive Breeding Programs Worldwide	p. 189
Integrated Conservation and Development Program Approach in Protected Area Management: Case Study of Annapurna Conservation Area Project in Nepal	p. 207
Developing a Landscape Evaluation Tool in Developing Countries, A Case Study in Bintan Island, Indonesia	p. 229
Study of Parks and Nature Reserves' Fiscal Management Models	p. 251
Marine Environment
Problem of Marine Invasive Species and their Impact on Singapore Waters	p. 279
A Socio-Economic Analysis of Fishery Sustainability in Singapore	p. 305
Aquaculture Management in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: Environmental Considerations	p. 327
Relationship Between Income and Environmental Degradation - A Case Study of Thailand	p. 359
Environment and Economic Development
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mining in Protected Forest: A Case Study of PT Weda Bay Nickel, Central Halmahera, Indonesia	p. 385
Timber Shortage and the Sustainability of the Malaysian Furniture Industry	p. 413
A Model for an Integrated Assessment of Sustainability for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electricity Generating Utilities	p. 443
Energy Sustainability
A Schematic Plan for a Green Energy Policy in Singapore	p. 461
Bioremediation of Arsenic in Some Selected Agricultural Crops in Bangladesh	p. 491
Urban Pollution and Waste Management
Prospects of Biomethanation of Solid Wastes in India	p. 515
Hazardous Waste Management in Industrial Zones, Ho Chi Minh City: Present Situation and Recommendations for Improvement	p. 539
Management of Electronic Waste in Singapore	p. 571
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