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Message from Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore |
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Message from Chair, MEM Advisory Committee |
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Message from Dean, School of Design and Environment |
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About the Authors |
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About the Supervisors |
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Managing Development as a Sustainable Proposition |
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Chapter 1 Development of Urban Traffic Pollution Control Strategies in Asian Cities: A Case Study from Chennai, India |
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Chapter 2 Assessment and Abatement Measures for Vehicular Air Pollution in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Chapter 3 Recycling in Singapore the Singapore Model: Strategies and Ways to Improve |
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Chapter 4 Municipal Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities: The Next Steps |
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Chapter 5 Lessons for Integrated District-Level Food Waste Recycling Programs: A Review of Eight International Cases |
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Chapter 6 Singapore's Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Sustainable Model |
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Chapter 7 Utilization of Landfill Gas as a Renewable Source of Energy in India |
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Chapter 8 The Potential Role of Water Hyacinth in Wastewater Treatment in Nepal |
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Chapter 9 Assessing Skywalk Systems as a Response to High Density Living in Hong Kong |
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Chapter 10 The Management of Visitor Pressure on Coastal Parks of Singapore |
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Chapter 11 Sustainability in Singapore: An Ecological Footprint Perspective |
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Chapter 12 Seagrasses in Singapore: Current Status and Long-Term Management Plans |
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Chapter 13 The Singapore's Bus System: An Analysis of Commuters' Satisfaction and Potential Improvements |
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Chapter 14 Empowering the Bottom of the Pyramid: Government, Business, and Solar Power in India |
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Chapter 15 Charting a Greener Course in Shipping: Incorporating Environmental Performance Indicators in a Tanker Pool System |
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Chapter 16 Environmental Practices of Indian Business Process Outsourcing: A Study of Two Companies |
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Preface and Acknowledgments |
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Message from Lee Tzu-Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore |
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Message from Tommy Koh, Chairman, MEM Advisory Committee |
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Message from Heng Chye-Kiang, Dean, School of Design and Environment, NUS |
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About the Authors |
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About the Supervisors |
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Transboundary Environmental Challenges: Interconnectivity between National Responsibility, Development Processes and the Regional Commons |
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Chapter 1 The Impact of Community Forestry on Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal |
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Chapter 2 Improving Leachate Water Quality using a Wetland Treatment System in Lorong Halus --- A Pilot Study |
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Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment of an Urban Waste Refinery |
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Chapter 4 A Study of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Programs in Primary Schools, Singapore |
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Chapter 5 An Assessment of Sustainable Cities |
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Chapter 6 Urban Greenery as a Mitigation Strategy for Urban Heat Island Effect in High Density Commercial Districts of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Chapter 7 The Potential for Residential Water Conservation in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Chapter 8 Planned Housing Environments and Children's Outdoor Play: Is Child-Friendliness Possible? |
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Part 4 Energy and Climate Change |
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Chapter 9 Wind: The Alternative Source of Power for Singapore After Solar Energy? |
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Chapter 10 The Economics of Wind Energy |
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Chapter 11 Print Media and Climate Change: A Comparison of the 1992 Rio Summit and the 2009 Copenhagen Conference |
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Chapter 12 Green Business Strategies in the Precision Engineering Industry in Singapore |
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Chapter 13 The Second Green Revolution: A Review of the Challenges and Prospects |
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Chapter 14 Towards Broader Implementation of Corporate Sustainability and Sustainability Reporting in the Construction Industry in Singapore |
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