Japan's Environmental Politics and Governance - 9781138855908

Taylor & Francis

Japan's Environmental Politics and GovernanceFrom Trading Nation to EcoNation\nAuthor(s): Yasuo Takao\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138855908, 978-1138855908\nSynopsis\nEnvironmental issues stretch across scales of geographic space and require action at multiple levels of jurisdiction, including the individual level, community level, national level, and global level. Much of the scholarly work surrounding new approaches to environmental governance tends to overlook the role of sub-national governments, but this study examines the potential of sub-national participation to make policy choices which are congruent with global strategies and national mandates.\n\nThis book investigates the emerging actors and new channels of Japans environmental governance which has been taking shape within an increasingly globalized international system. By analysing this important new phenomenon, it sheds light on the changing n.