{"product_id":"greening-east-asia-ashley-esarey-9780295747910","title":"Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA timely collection examining a diverse region's environmental shifts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEast Asia hosts a fifth of the world's population and consumes over half the world's coal, a quarter of its petroleum products, and a tenth of its natural gas. It also produces a third of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major contributor to climate change. The region--whose countries share ecological, sociocultural, and political characteristics while varying in size, resource wealth, history, and political systems--offers excellent insights into the complex dynamics influencing environmental politics, advocacy, and policy. With essays addressing Japan after Fukushima, coal plants and wind turbines in China, environmental activism in Taiwan, and sustainable rural development in South Korea, \u003ci\u003eGreening East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e explores a region's shift from development to \"eco-development\" in acknowledgment that environmental sustainability is a critical component of economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley Esarey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295747919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295747910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Ashley Esarey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983384969471,"sku":"9780295747910","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64a25ada-d0fa-4ab7-b23e-a8ce5c72d89a.jpg?v=1683266326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greening-east-asia-ashley-esarey-9780295747910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}