Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science : Essays in Honor of Yoshiro Higano /

This book is a volume of essays celebrating the life and work of Yoshiro Higano, professor of Environmental Policy, Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano s research strongly focuses on the...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Shibusawa, Hiroyuki; Sakurai, Katsuhiro; Mizunoya, Takeshi; Uchida, Susumu
Published: Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 24
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0099-7
Summary: This book is a volume of essays celebrating the life and work of Yoshiro Higano, professor of Environmental Policy, Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano s research strongly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for decision science and engineering, including simulation modeling for environmental quality control, the evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, integrated river (lake) basin management, and synthesized environmental polic
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XVI,729pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9789811000997
Index Number: HT388
CLC: X196
Contents: Part I: Global perspectives -- 1 Regional Science in the 21st Century -- 2 The Sustainability of Demographic Progress around the World -- 3Methodological Advances in Gibrat's and Zipf s Laws: A Comparative Empirical Study on the Evolution of Urban Systems -- 4 How Can Cross-sector Partnerships Be Made to Work Successfully? Lessons from the Mersey Basin Campaign, 1985-2010 -- 5 Consumption and Environmental Awareness: Demographics of the European Experience -- 6 Cultural Capital and Local Development Nexus: Does the Local Environment Matter? -- 7 Who Wants More Open Space? Study of Willingnes