Sustainable Development and Energy Transition in Europe and Asia

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Introduction
3. 1 The Role of Microfinance in Women Empowerment: Global Sustainable Perspectives in the Case of Vietnam
   1. 1.1. Introduction
   2. 1.2. MF and women empowerment
   3. 1.3. Data and research methods
   4. 1.4. Research findings and discussion
   5. 1.5. Conclusion
   6. 1.6. References
4. 2 Is China’s Dependency on Coal a Threat to Its Economic Development?
   1. 2.1. Introduction
   2. 2.2. Coal consumption and environmental implications in China
   3. 2.3. Coal demand and economic growth in China
   4. 2.4. Methodological framework and findings
   5. 2.5. Conclusion
   6. 2.6. References
5. 3 China’s “Ecological Civilization”: Geopolitical and Geo-economic Insights
   1. 3.1. Introduction
   2. 3.2. A tale of explosive economic growth
   3. 3.3. China’s environmental degradation
   4. 3.4. The battle for “blue skies” and the BRI
   5. 3.5. Conclusion
   6. 3.6. References
6. 4 City Logistics Foundation: Japan at the Forefront
   1. 4.1. Introduction
   2. 4.2. City logistics: issues and stakeholders
   3. 4.3. Japan: a favorable context for research on city logistics
   4. 4.4. Conclusion
   5. 4.5. Acknowledgments
   6. 4.6. References
7. 5 The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement as a Norm Model for Sustainable Development Issues in the Future EU FTAs in Asia
   1. 5.1. Introduction
   2. 5.2. The EU as a norm promoter in sustainable development
   3. 5.3. EU-Japan trade and investment imbalances
   4. 5.4. The context of the EU’s free trade negotiations with Asia
   5. 5.5. The EU-Japan EPA and sustainable development issues
   6. 5.6. Conclusion
   7. 5.7. Acknowledgments
   8. 5.8. References
8. 6 The Relationship Between Shareholder Value and International Transfer of Environmental Management Practices
   1. 6.1. Introduction
   2. 6.2. Literature review
   3. 6.3. Methodology
   4. 6.4. Results of analysis
   5. 6.5. Discussion
   6. 6.6. Conclusion
   7. 6.7. References
9. 7 Global Crisis of Sustainable Development and Global Warming: A Case Analysis of Indonesia and Laos
   1. 7.1. Introduction
   2. 7.2. Background for climate change policy
   3. 7.3. Literature review
   4. 7.4. Research objectives
   5. 7.5. Case studies
   6. 7.6. The 2015 Paris climate agreement
   7. 7.7. Regression analysis
   8. 7.8. Conclusion
   9. 7.9. References
10. 8 Southeast Asian Energy Transformation: Is It Enough and Sustainable?
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Southeast Asia’s energy strategy
    3. 8.3. Energy consumption – dependency on fossil fuels
    4. 8.4. The Southeast Asia energy dilemma
    5. 8.5. Conclusion
    6. 8.6. References
11. 9 Analyzing the Reasons for the Low Ratio of Female Researchers in Japan: An Exploration of the Issue of Diversity and Sustainability in Japanese Academia
    1. 9.1. Current situation of female researchers in Japan
    2. 9.2. Research method
    3. 9.3. Analysis
    4. 9.4. Conclusion
    5. 9.5. References
12. 10 Sustainable Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty in India
    1. 10.1. Introduction
    2. 10.2. Objective and methodology of the research
    3. 10.3. Review of literature on agricultural development, credit flows, and rural poverty
    4. 10.4. Pattern of agricultural development in India
    5. 10.5. Classification of Indian States in context with CIAD and rural poverty
    6. 10.6. The model: relationship between agricultural development and rural poverty in India
    7. 10.7. Suggestions
    8. 10.8. References
13. 11 European and Chinese Consumers’ Attitude for Food with Reduced Use of Chemicals: Results from a Survey
    1. 11.1. Introduction
    2. 11.2. Background
    3. 11.3. Data and methodology
    4. 11.4. Results
    5. 11.5. Discussion and conclusion
    6. 11.6. References
14. Conclusion
15. List of Authors
16. Index
17. End User License Agreement