Isbn: 9789748298269 - environment and culture with emphasis in urban issues [hardcover] by krairiks... (1 Ergebnisse)

Colour photographic plates, xxxiv + 461pp, good copy in dustjacket. Proceedings of the Siam Society symposium in Chiang Mai in February 1992, where 30 distinguished authorities from Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines presented their views on how to achieve sustainable growth in this urban age, while protecting our fragile environment. Includes papers on The State of the Natural Environment in Japan; Thai Culture and Lifestyle in the Changing Urban Environment; Characteristics of Japanese Culture and the Japanese Outlook on Nature; Ancient Industries, Ecosystems and the Environment with Special Reference to the Northeast of Thailand; Management of the Cultural Environment: Some Reflections on the Thai Case; Communication in Thailand; Development and the Thai Quality of Life and Thai Education.…