1 Asia's Economic Development and Rethinking on its Development Model

 1.1 Asia's social and economic development

 1.2 Asia's economic development model and its rethinkings

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2 Environmental and Resources Problems and Sustainable Development in Asia

 2.1 Fundamental characteristics of the environmental and resources problems in Asia

 2.2 Major environmental and resources problems challenging the sustainable development in Asia

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3 Drivers of Environmental Changes in Asia

 3.1 Environmental changes and drivers in Asia

 3.2 Analysis of drivers of environmental changes in Asia

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4 Empirical Analysis of the Relations between Environment and Development in Asia

 4.1 Analytical framework for the relations between environment and development

 4.2 Empirical analysis of the evolution of the relations between Asia's environment and development

 4.3 Resource consumption and environmental change in Asia

 4.4 Conclusions on the evolution stages of the relation between environment and development in Asia

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5 Green Transition and Innovation in Asia

 5.1 Green transition is the realistic choice of Asia

 5.2 Green innovation is crucial to achieve green development in Asia

 5.3 Asia's favorable conditions for green development

 5.4 Promoting green development in Asia: principles, strategic framework,focus and priorities

 5.5 Policy recommendations on promoting green development in Asia

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Appendix B

This series of books are the output of the research project called “Sustainable Development in Asia (SDA)”, which was initiated by the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA). They are comprised of one synthesis report, which entitled “Towards a Sustainable Asia: Green Transition and Innovation”, and four thematic reports on natural resources, energy, the environment and climate change, and culture from particular perspectives of agriculture.

They aim to: 1) investigate common sustainability issues faced by all Asian countries, including population increase, poverty alleviation, pollution control, ecological restoration, as well as regional problems, such as water shortage in West and Central Asia, energy security in Northeast Asia, development model & transformation in East Asia; 2) analyze and summarize of best practices towards sustainable development in Asia; 3) bring forward suggestions and policy options for promoting green transition, system innovation and sustainable development of Asia.

With best practice guidelines for a sustainable Asia, this series of reports, for the first time systematically address the common challenges and regional problems in regard to Asia’s natural resources use, pollution reduction and climate protection, sustainable energy development, and innovations for environment-friendly and culture-compatible agriculture. They will provide handy and useful information to researchers, government policy makers and the general public who have concerns about Asia’s sustainable development.

AASA is a scientific and technological organization in Asia, established in 2000, comprising of 26 member academies all over Asia. Its vision is to provide a forum for the discussion of all issues relevant to science and technology development and its application on national level within Asia.

This project was initiated by AASA, involving the member academies under AASA. Since the inception of the project, it has organized four international workshops, such as the First Workshop of AASA project of Sustainable Development in Asia (February 2008, Beijing, China), Workshop on Sustainable Energy Development in Asia (November 2008, Beijing, China),Workshop on Environment and Resources in Asia (September 2009, izmir,Turkey), and Workshop on Agricultural Culture and Sustainable Development in Asia (August 2009, Beijing, China). The SDA project conducted studies through thematic research, synthesis research and consultancy under the joint funding of AASA, IAC, IAP and member academies of AASA. Four thematic reports and one synthesis report have been produced after more than two years of hard work.