Asia: proving ground for global sustainability

•Asia is a complex regional complexity with land, climate and ecosystem.•This region has more than 60% of world population and rapid economic growth.•Asia has a long-history with traditional system and culture.•A new scheme for regional sustainability is urgent and necessary.•To promote and achieve...

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Published inCurrent opinion in environmental sustainability Vol. 5; no. 3-4; pp. 288 - 292
Main Authors Yasunari, Tetsuzo, Niles, Daniel, Taniguchi, Makoto, Chen, Deliang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.09.2013
Subjects
Climate Research
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
Klimatforskning
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Summary:•Asia is a complex regional complexity with land, climate and ecosystem.•This region has more than 60% of world population and rapid economic growth.•Asia has a long-history with traditional system and culture.•A new scheme for regional sustainability is urgent and necessary.•To promote and achieve sustainability of the Asian region, we propose a Future Asia (Future Earth in Asia) as part of the overall Future Earth initiative.
ISSN:1877-3435
1877-3443
DOI:10.1016/j.cosust.2013.08.002