Ecological Modernisation and Japan

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 8
Tables......Page 9
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
List of abbreviations......Page 16
Part 1 Background......Page 20
1 Ecological modernization and Japan......Page 22
The theory of ecological modernization......Page 23
Japan as a case of ecological modernization......Page 26
Outline of this volume......Page 28
Notes......Page 29
2 Environmental discourses in a developmental state......Page 32
A framework to understand Japanese environmental politics......Page 33
Transitions in the main environmental discourses......Page 34
Impact of recent modernization on Japan—the fourth stage......Page 38
Reflections on Japanese environmentalism......Page 40
Notes......Page 42
Part 2 Policies, actors and institutions......Page 44
3 Building a national environmental regime......Page 46
Coping with environmental change in Japan......Page 48
OECD’s evaluation......Page 49
From Japan Environment Agency to Ministry of the Environment......Page 50
Environmental powers throughout government......Page 55
Overseas manifestation of Japanese environmental policy......Page 58
The greening of Japanese politics......Page 60
Conclusions......Page 63
Notes......Page 64
4 Foundations of local environmental governance......Page 68
Theoretical framework......Page 69
Historical perspective......Page 70
Progress with LA21 in Japan......Page 72
Barriers to participatory local environmental management......Page 73
Evaluation of recent innovative practices......Page 76
Conclusions......Page 82
Notes......Page 83
5 The transformation of social movements and civil society......Page 86
Transformation of environmental movements and civil society......Page 87
Theoretical perspectives......Page 93
A new political landscape for civil society......Page 95
The interplay of institutions, culture and hegemonic relationships......Page 97
Media and academics in the growth of civil society......Page 99
Ecological modernization as cultural politics in Japan......Page 101
Conclusions......Page 103
Notes......Page 105
6 Environmental values and ecological modernization......Page 108
Conceptual framework......Page 109
Changing values on the economy versus the environment......Page 111
Environmental values......Page 116
NEP and ecological modernization......Page 118
Japan compared to other ecologically modern states......Page 119
Environmental values of young people in Japan......Page 122
Notes......Page 126
Part 3 Issues and responses......Page 128
7 Transformation of the development process......Page 130
Importance of public works......Page 131
Signs of change on the ground......Page 133
Need for a new EIA Law......Page 135
Development of the legislation......Page 137
Characteristics of the EIA Law......Page 139
Recent practical experience with EIA......Page 141
Conclusions......Page 144
Notes......Page 145
8 Ecologically modern industrialization......Page 148
Environmental trends in Japanese industry......Page 149
Eco-efficiency in Japan......Page 151
Emergence of the recycling (recirculatory) society......Page 154
Energy industry/energy consumption......Page 157
Japanese SMEs and ecological modernization......Page 161
Conclusions......Page 163
Notes......Page 164
9 Japan in the greenhouse—the challenge of addressing rising emissions......Page 168
The formation of the Kyoto Protocol......Page 170
The US withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol......Page 173
Winning over Russia......Page 175
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions......Page 176
Comparative perspective with other ecologically modern states......Page 177
Regulatory measures......Page 178
Nuclear energy......Page 180
Pluralizing decision-making and implementation processes......Page 181
Conclusion: where to from here?......Page 182
Notes......Page 183
10 Conclusions......Page 186
How does Japan compare to other ecologically modern states?......Page 188
Why is it difficult to view Japan as ecologically modern?......Page 191
Concluding remarks......Page 194
Notes......Page 196
Bibliography......Page 200
Index......Page 230