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An important and progressive part of the forest policy regime in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is its land and forest allocation program started in 1996, which contains critical elements that delegate the rights of land and forest use to local people. This study aims to analyse the gap between the initial concept of the program and its...

「産業と持続可能社会プロジェクト」（関西研究センターで実施）では、プロジェクト創設記念として、2004年11月16日-17日に、2004年度「産業と環境」国際ワークショップと国際シンポジウムを神戸国際会議場（神戸市）にて開催した。 国際ワークショップ（11/16）では、新プロジェクトの中心研究課題の一つ「環境調和型ビジネスモデル研究」（郡嶌孝サブ・プロジェクトリーダー担当）について、近年、欧米で注目を集めている、製品サービスシステム（Product Service System: PSS）（レンタル、リース、シェアリングなど、製品とサービスを一体として提供するビジネスモデル）の可能性を中心に、発表およびディスカッションが行われた。 海外の研究者（英国、米国、スウェーデン、ドイツ...

Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Final Report: Paradigm Shift towards Sustainability for Asia and the Pacific -Turning Challenges into Opportunities

"Compact city" in this policy option refers to land planning focusing on higher density and better accessibility which reduces automobile dependency. "Smart growth" is a general term for land use practices that create more accessible land use patterns which reduce the amount of travel needed to reach goods and services (Litman, 2003a). Experiences...

Remarks: Those posters are introduced at the IGES exhibit booth in the 4th World Water Forum (WWF4), Mexico City.

The transport sector provides vital services in urban areas, but at the same time causes serious urban problems. The negative effects of urban transport activities include air pollution, accidents, congestion, noise from road transport, energy consumption, and consumption of land and other natural resources for the production of vehicles and...

The theory of the commons encompasses two interpretations: one based on ‘manifest customs’, whilst the other relates to ‘latent customs’. The former asserts that individuals behave as rational economic units, pursuing their own profit based on economic mechanisms, whilst social restrictions relating to the use of resources within communities act to...

Car sharing is a scheme which offers members access to a vehicle without ownership. Vehicles are collectively owned and maintained by car sharing organisations. The system can be thought of as organised short-term car rental; people who want to use those vehicles become members of those organisations, and make reservations when they need to drive...