Overcoming Environmental Risks to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Lessons from the Japanese Experience
Editors Tamie Nakajima, Keiko Nakamura, Keiko Nohara, Akihiko Kondoh
-2022-
About this book:
This thought-provoking book examines how the accumulated knowledge on past and present environmental issues and risks within Japan can be applied in order to help deliver the transformation to a sustainable and well-being society. The book opens with a series of case analyses on environmental pollution events and pollution-related diseases within the country over the past half century or more. Lessons learned regarding the harm to society are highlighted.