Download or read book Measuring Environmental Quality in Asia written by Peter P. Rogers and published by Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Science. This book was released on 1997 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between industrialization, economic growth and environmental protection is now recognized as the essence of the sustainability issue in Asia. One of the more difficult aspects facing the development policymaker is how to measure this relationship in concrete ways. This study develops a set of environmental indices to serve as guides to assess the state of the environment, measure the nature and degree of environmental change, and indicate the financing requirements for remediation.