Study of Japanese Experiences on Sustainable Urban Development including Pollution Control and Management, Resource/Energy Efficiency and GHG Reduction

In Japan, the sustainable development of cities and provinces has been vigorously pursued since the late 1990s under various programs through the initiative of the central government and local authorities. In 2009, the World Bank launched an urban development initiative called Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities (Eco2 Cities Initiative) to help cities in developing countries achieve greater synergistic ecological and economic sustainability. This study, entitled 'Study of Japanese Experiences on Sustainable Urban Development including Pollution Control and Management, Resource/Energy Efficiency and GHG Reduction,' was conducted to cover components A and C of the Eco2 East Asia Program with the following objectives: (i) To undertake a study of Japanese experiences on sustainable urban development including pollution control and management, resource/energy efficiency and GHG reduction (Task 1), and (ii) To coordinate and prepare the Eco2 international conference in Yokohama, Japan, on 21-23 October 2010 (Task 2). This report mainly focuses on Task 1, whose objectives are to compile and analyze Japanese experiences on sustainable urban development, including pollution control and management and resource/energy efficiency and GHG reduction, which are relevant to the Eco2 initiative and its implementation in cities in developing countries, as well as to draw lessons from these experiences for the implementation of the Eco2 initiative.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-02
Subjects:	AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, ALLOCATION OF LAND, APARTMENT BUILDING, ARSENIC, BUS, BUS TRANSPORTATION, CADMIUM, CAR, CAR OWNERSHIP, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARS, CENTRAL URBAN AREAS, CITIES ALLIANCE, CITY AUTHORITIES, CITY CENTER, CITY CENTERS, CITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, CITY GOVERNMENT, CITY GOVERNMENTS, CITY STAKEHOLDERS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COAL, COMMUNITIES, COMMUTER TOWNS, DECISION MAKING, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DIESEL, DIESEL CARS, DUST, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, EFFECTIVE USE, EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, EMISSION, EMISSION STANDARDS, EMISSIONS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS, ENVIRONMENTS, FLOOR AREA, FLOOR AREA RATIO, FORESTRY, FUEL, FUEL TAX, GREENHOUSE GAS, HEALTH HAZARDS, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE IN LAND PRICES, INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURES, JOB TRAINING, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND OWNERS, LAND USE, LIGHT RAIL, LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW-INCOME, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, MASS TRANSPORTATION, METROPOLITAN AREA, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MODAL SHARE, MODAL SHARES, MUNICIPALITIES, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEIGHBORHOOD, NOISE, O&M, OIL, POLLUTERS, POLLUTION, POLLUTION CONTROL, POLLUTION PREVENTION, POLLUTION PROBLEMS, POPULATION DENSITY, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, PRIVATE LAND, PROPERTY TAXES, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC HOUSING, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC LAND, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, RAPID URBANIZATION, REAL GNP, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, RESIDENTIAL AREAS, RESIDENTIAL LAND, RISE IN LAND PRICES, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROADS, ROUTE, SAFETY, SCHOOLS, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SPRAWL, STREETS, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SUSTAINABLE CITIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY, SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TAX, TAX REDUCTION, TAXATION, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC FATALITIES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRAVEL DEMAND, TRAVEL DISTANCES, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, URBAN ECONOMY, URBAN ENVIRONMENT, URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, URBAN FORM, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, URBAN ISSUES, URBAN LAND, URBAN LAND USE, URBAN LIFE, URBAN LIVING, URBAN MANAGEMENT, URBAN MANAGEMENT POLICIES, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN POLICY, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN PROBLEMS, URBAN REDEVELOPMENT, URBAN REVITALIZATION, URBAN ROAD, URBAN ROADS, URBAN SPRAWL, URBANIZATION, URBANIZING, UTILITIES, VACANT LOTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE EMISSION, VEHICLE EMISSIONS, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, VEHICLES, WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTES, WATER POLLUTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16422486/malaysia-study-japanese-experiences-sustainable-urban-development-including-pollution-control-management-resourceenergy-efficiency-ghgbrreduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12815
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