Clean, Green and Blue : : Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental and Water Sustainability / / Yong Soon Tan, Tung Jean Lee, Karen Tan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Tan, Yong Soon,; Lee, Tung Jean,; Tan, Karen,
• MitwirkendeR: Soon, Tan Yong,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (444 p.)

When Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965, the fledgling nation faced very similar problems as most other developing countries: high unemployment, low standard of living, and poor environmental conditions. In a scant four decades, it has become the 6th wealthiest country in the world in terms of per capita GDP and has managed its environment so well that it is now considered to be one of the best in the world. In this remarkable book, Tan Yong Soon authoritatively and objectively analyses how the environmental conditions were radically transformed within this period, and the enabling conditions which made this extraordinary transformation possible. This book will unquestionably make all Singaporeans proud of their environmental achievements, and at the same time enable other countries, both developed and developing, to learn many lessons from a most remarkable success story. This book is a must read for any individual interested in environment-development issues. -Prof Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Drawing Lessons from Singapore’s Environmental Journey -- 1. Reflections on Singapore’s Environmental Journey -- Part II. Achieving a Clean Environment -- 2. Achieving Clean Air Quality -- 3. Cleaning the Land and Rivers -- 4. Integrated Solid Waste Management -- PART III. CLOSING THE WATER LOOP -- 5. Ensuring Water Sustainability: The Supply Side -- 6. Ensuring Water Sustainability: Water Demand Management -- 7. Managing Used Water -- 8. From Flood Prevention and Flood Management to ABC Waters -- PART IV. APPLYING ECONOMICS AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY -- 9. Applying Economic Principles to Environmental Policy -- 10. Working with People and the Community -- 11. Linking with the Global Community -- PART V. LOOKING AHEAD TO FUTURE CHALLENGES -- 12. A Sustainable Singapore, A Sustainable World -- APPENDICES -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS