The Western Province in Sri Lanka is the most urbanised province in the country. Rapid urban growth has posed a number of problems. Ever-increasing vehicle traffic and commercial industries have contributed to increased environmental and air pollution. Food and construction are two major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including...
The city of Chiang Mai, Thailand has launched the non-motorised transport (NMT) system, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create employment opportunities for people living in urban poverty. This case study explores how the NMT plan was developed, what characteristics of the planning process influenced its outcome, and...
Hue is a small but rapidly growing city in central Vietnam where tourism plays a key role in the city’s socioeconomic development, but also has negative impacts on its environment and natural resource base. For example, the goods and services associated with tourism, such as travel, infrastructure development and operation...
British Columbia’s (BC) introduction of a revenue-neutral carbon tax shift in 2008 was controversial. This analysis compares changes in fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and GDP between BC and the rest of Canada. It finds that in the four years since the tax was introduced, BC’s per capita consumption of...
The greening of urban development is finally receiving increased attention. This is long overdue, as the globe’s burgeoning urban population is using ever more resources and energy, which intensifies environmental pressures. If the demands on the biosphere’s resources are not to exceed the limits of sustainability, major changes are needed...
The Green Economy is increasingly recognised as a tool to achieve sustainable development. The concept has been adopted by several countries across the globe. In Egypt, one of the main policy objectives is to achieve sustainable development with an emphasis on employment generation, poverty reduction, social equity, and environmental integrity...
Consumers are key to driving sustainable production and play a central role in sustainable development. This report highlights OECD government initiatives to promote sustainable consumption, with an emphasis on individual policy tools and instruments and their effective combination. Here, the sustainability of consumption is considered in economic, environmental and social...
The concept of Green Growth has been recently advocated in different international venues such as OECD, UNEP, World Bank, IEA, and at the G8 and G20 meetings. Within this framework, South Korea is the first country in the World to make Green Growth Strategy a national one. This article aims...
In recognition of their capacity to respond to climate change, cities around the world have engaged in best practices such as Green Infrastructure and integrated transportation policies to mitigate climate change impacts. Whilst, these common best practices that are discussed have benefits for human health, climate change is increasingly posing...