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Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia Pacific region

In this volume, scholars from around the region analyse the impacts of globalization on cities in the Asia Pacifc. This collection of essays forms a useful, comprehensive, and ambitious study, focusing on the region’s specific urban concerns and on

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Wetlands ecosystems in Asia: function and management (vol. 1)

The volume contains 4 sessions: I. Natural Wetland Systems and their Functions; II. Wetland Biogeochemisty; III. Wetland Management Strategies in Asia and IV. Constructed Wetland. The basic information of natural wetland systems is introduced in Session I

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Regional strategic framework for rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami affected countries in Asia

The framework presented here consists of a vision for the rehabilitation of the fishery and aquaculture sectors which reflects an “ideal state” towards which all strategies and activities contribute and which avoids the mistakes of the past.

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