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Water and energy futures in an urbanized Asia : sustaining the tiger (pdf 1.9mb)

This paper looks at the emerging challenges of environmentally sustainable economic growth and urbanisation in Asia, with a particular focus on water and energy challenges in China.

Issues covered in the paper include:
- China's current strategy in science, technology and innovation
- Perspectives from various regional energy and water experts
- Implications of increased energy and water consumption in China and the Asia region more broadly
- Technological innovations and how they can help deal with environmental challenges in China
- New modes of environmental governance for China

 

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