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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
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OECD Publishing; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
ISBN: | 9264237089 9789264237087 |
OCLC Number: | 1010714382 |
Language Note: | English. |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Description: | 1 online resource (150 p.) |
Contents: | Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Executive summary; Economic and environmental performance in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region; The Bangkok Metropolitan Region's economic potential is high, but it faces longterm challenges and obstacles; The Bangkok Metropolitan Region's greening challenges and potential for green growth; The Bangkok Metropolitan Region's institutional landscape; Notes; Bibliography; The Bangkok Metropolitan Region's opportunities for urban green growth; A metropolis oriented toward mass transit rather than automobiles Exploring untapped renewable energy potential while managing energy demandImproving water and solid waste management; Promoting social inclusion of the slum population; Making the manufacturing process greener and promoting green research and development; Gathering opportunities for complementarity and synergies; Notes; Sans titre; Building resilience to floods and other disasters in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region; Reducing the Bangkok Metropolitan Region's exposure and vulnerability to floods: The need for a policy response Promoting flood-resilient urban infrastructure in the Bangkok Metropolitan RegionPromoting flood-resilient land use in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region; Promoting the Bangkok Metropolitan Region's economic resilience to floods; Promoting the Bangkok Metropolitan Region's preparedness and response capacity to floods; Notes; Bibliography; Governance for urban green growth in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region; Enhancing vertical and horizontal co-operation; Engaging local communities, the private sector and universities to support green Financing urban green growth in the Bangkok Metropolitan RegionCapacity building at all levels of government; The role and contributions of international co-operation agencies; Notes; Bibliography |
Other Titles: | OECD Green Growth Studies |
Abstract:
This publication is the first case study of the Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia project. The project explores how to promote green growth in fast-growing cities in Asia by examining policies and governance practices that encourage greening and competitiveness in a rapidly expanding economy. It is part of the OECD Green Growth Studies series, which will culminate in a synthesis report on Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia. This report analyses the economic and environmental performance and green growth policy practices of Thailand's Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR). As a dynamic and emergin.
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