This book is the first real attempt to bring together contributions from leading authors on the subject of partnerships for sustainable development with a perspective specifically from the Asia-Pacific region. The papers in this book are divided into three main streams. The first examines partnerships in a conceptual way and stresses the need to think about issues such as capacity development, strategic management and the business case for cooperation. The second section examines partnerships in practice and provides clear illustrations of both progress and barriers to moving towards a more sustainable development model. The final section tackles the important topic of innovation and argues that encouraging innovation is critical to developing the tools and techniques that can reverse environmental damage and build a more sustainable future.
Dr. Richard Welford is an Associate Professor of the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management of The University of Hong Kong. Prof. Peter Hills is the chair professor and director of the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management of The University of Hong Kong. Dr. William Young is a Lecturer in Environment & Business at the Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, UK.
Contributors: Dr. Yildiz Arikan, Barry Baillie, Dr. Jun Bi, Martin Brueckner, Dr. Roger L Burritt, Associate Professor Robyn Bushell, Dr. Dilek Cetindamar, Eleanor Chambers, Dr. Wendy Chapple, Michelle Desailly, Christian Herzig, Professor Peter Hills, Takafumi Ikuta, Dr. Soeren Jeppesen, Martin Lehmann, Raymond Y. C. Leung, Karen Bubna-Litic, Krzysztof Michalak, Professor Jeremy Moon, Dr. Chika Saka, Professor Sg ...
