Beyond the Limits to Growth : New Ideas for Sustainability from Japan.
Full of fresh insights into the potential for developing sustainable economies, this book includes a chapter on 'platinum' societies and shows how consumers' demand for quality will foster sustainable technologies in developed, and developing, countries.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo :
Springer Japan,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Science for Sustainable Societies Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Preface to the English Edition
- Key Features of Our World in the Twenty-First Century
- Overview of This Book
- References
- Introduction to the Japanese Edition
- From Problem-Saddled Developed Country to Problem- Solving Developed Country
- Japan Possesses the Untapped Power to Solve Its Problems
- The Good Fortune of Being Located in Asia, the Core of Economic Growth
- Many Countries Harbor Warm Sentiments Toward Japan
- Contents
- Chapter 1: "Diffusive Demand" and "Creative Demand-Overcoming Product Saturation with Demand for Innovation"
- The True Character of the Demand Shortage in Advanced Nations
- Demand for Man-Made Artifacts Will Necessarily Saturate
- How Long Will China's High Growth Last?
- Automobiles Will Also Reach Saturation in the Next 7-10 Years
- Accompanying Overproduction, Keen Competition Will Intensify
- The "Clouds Above the Hill" Are No Longer There or "Lost in the Fog"
- References
- Chapter 2: The Twenty-First Century Paradigm and the Role of Information Technology
- Exploding Knowledge, Limited Earth, and Aging Society
- Negative Legacy of Intellectual Activities
- The Relation Between Knowledge and Value Is Difficult to Understand
- Importance of "Knowledge Structuring"
- Sustainability Science
- Speed Has Surpassed the "Invisible Hand"
- Information Technology Is a Common Foundation for Innovation
- References
- Chapter 3: "Vision 2050" to the Rescue of a "Limited Earth"
- Vision 2050
- Even If the Number of Automobiles Quadruples, Energy Consumption Can Still Be Reduced
- Energy Conservation Can Be Realized Economically
- The Reason Why Recycling Is More Energy-Efficient
- "Urban Mines" Are Not an Urban Myth
- Three Points for Building a "Material Circulating Society"
- At Present 80 % of Our Energy Relies on Fossil Fuels
- Nuclear Power as a Transitional Energy Source.
- Producing Biomass in the Desert
- Reducing the World's Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 25 %
- A Vision on Which Advanced Countries and Developing Countries Can Agree
- Japan as a Resource Self-Sustaining Nation
- References
- Chapter 4: Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, I
- Monozukuri (Making Things) and Daily Life
- Structure of Energy Consumption in Households
- Appropriate Regulation Encourages Innovation
- Air-Conditioning Energy Consumption Can Be Reduced to One Twelfth
- Room for Innovation Lies in the Difference Between "Theory" and "Reality"
- Why Did Japan Fail in Diffusive Demand?
- Two-Manufacturer System for Major Appliances
- The Anxious Future of Solar Cells
- World-Leading "Eco-Cute" and "ENE-FARM"
- Eco-Cute and ENE-FARM Will Create a 30 Trillion Yen Market
- Reducing Costs by Taking Advantage of the Huge Domestic Market
- Japan's Strength Lies Precisely in " Monozukuri from Scratch"
- References
- Chapter 5: Finding a Way Out Through Creative Demand, II
- Japan-A Country with Challenges and the Power for Manufacturing from Scratch
- Five Conditions for Happy Aging
- Involve Senior Citizens and Working People in School Education
- School Education Is Losing Diversity
- Agriculture Competing by Safety and Taste
- Don't Be Frightened by the Threat of Globalization
- An Aging Society Is a Golden Opportunity for Japan to Take Advantage of Its Technical Capabilities
- References
- Chapter 6: Toward the Realization of a "Platinum Society "
- Shooting Through the "Clouds Above the Hill"
- Pursuing the "Platinum Society " Through Three Innovations
- Local Governments Have Begun Moving
- Platinum Vision Handbook for Structuring and Sharing Knowledge
- Platinum Vision Awards and the Dissemination of the Platinum Society Model
- Platinum Vision School and a Network of Networks
- References
- Index.