TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kheng Lian,Koh
AU  - Robinson,Nicholas A.
AU  - Lin Heng,Lye
TI  - ASEAN environmental legal integration: sustainable goals? 
T2  - Integration through law : the role of law and the rule of law in ASEAN integration
SN  - 9781316604311
U1  - 344.2590 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - ASEAN
KW  - Environmental law
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - International and municipal law
KW  - LAW / International
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 240-251); Machine generated contents note: Introduction: exploring environmental law in Southeast Asia; 1. ASEAN and environmental sustainability; 2. Integrating sustainability into ASEAN state practice; 3. The environment in the ASEAN region; 4. Environmental sustainability laws in the ASEAN Member States; 5. ASEAN collaboration toward environmental sustainability; 6. ASEAN and climate disruption; 7. Conclusion: ASEAN's challenging way forward
N2  - "While the environmental performance of most ASEAN member states is above the world average, ASEAN nations will continue to face growing environmental challenges due to pressures exerted on them such as population growth, urbanization and industrialization. The authors of this book look at how the member states of ASEAN employ law as a means of regional integration within the context of environmental conservation. While the goal of new laws is to implement sustainable development, it continues to be an ongoing adaptive process, since clear and immediate answers to environmental challenges are rarely available. Readers of this book will gain a clear idea of the evolving cooperation for sustainability within ASEAN at regional and global levels, and the areas of focus for the future. The book will be of interest to policy and decision makers, as well as environmental organizations and academics in the field"--
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