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Energy Transitions in Japan and China: Mine Closures, Rail Developments, and Energy Narratives
Tai-Wei Lim
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Description for Energy Transitions in Japan and China: Mine Closures, Rail Developments, and Energy Narratives
Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, 52 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; KCN; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
This volume focuses on the topic of energy transitions in the coal mining industries of China and Japan by adopting a Sino-Japanese comparative approach in area studies to examine the experiences between the two major East Asian economies. In China, rapid industrialization led to dramatic growth in energy demand and much of this energy demand was fueled by affordable coal energy. With growing social concerns about the environment and an increasingly vocal middle class in contemporary China, the authorities and state-owned enterprises are studying the use of coal fuels for its future development. In Japan, coal was also an affordable ... Read more
This volume focuses on the topic of energy transitions in the coal mining industries of China and Japan by adopting a Sino-Japanese comparative approach in area studies to examine the experiences between the two major East Asian economies. In China, rapid industrialization led to dramatic growth in energy demand and much of this energy demand was fueled by affordable coal energy. With growing social concerns about the environment and an increasingly vocal middle class in contemporary China, the authorities and state-owned enterprises are studying the use of coal fuels for its future development. In Japan, coal was also an affordable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811016806
SKU
V9789811016806
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tai-Wei Lim
Lim Tai Wei is Senior Lecturer at SIM University, Singapore where he teaches World History, and Adjunct Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore, East Asian Institute where he specializes in Sino-Japanese Relations. He teaches summer courses on contemporary history of Japan at Waseda University Tokyo.
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