ABSTRACT
Focusing on Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Mainland China, the contributors to this book analyze various cases of air pollution within East Asia.
Air pollution in East Asia is a major health risk, which also has damaging impacts on the environment leading to impacts on society, economic growth, and welfare. While existing laws and policies have made progress in alleviating air pollution in each country in the region, the protection of favorable environments and the resolution of transboundary air pollution problems have become major targets of regional cooperation. Combining perspectives from social sciences and science, technology, and society studies, the contributors to this book examine both the technical and socioeconomic-political aspects of these challenges through a range of case studies from around the region.
The book is a valuable read for researchers and policymakers looking at air pollution and transboundary governance challenges within and beyond East Asia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|35 pages
Air pollution politics in East Asia
part II|74 pages
Regional and transboundary air politics
chapter 5|22 pages
Asymmetric barriers in atmospheric politics of transboundary air pollution
chapter 6|17 pages
Atmospheric environment management regime building in East Asia
part III|63 pages
National air pollution battles
chapter 7|24 pages
Air quality injustice in Taiwan*
chapter 8|21 pages
Air quality governance in China
chapter 9|16 pages
Social history of air pollution in Japan
part IV|65 pages
Contested risk constructions of air pollution