Industrial Pollution in Japan
Author | : Jun Ui |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-13 | : UCSD:31822016932360 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Industrial Pollution in Japan written by Jun Ui and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication describes and analyses the negative side effects of Japan's rapid technological and industrial development since the Meiji period. It examines the socio-economic and technological causes of ecological damage through case studies of several examples of industrial pollution in the process of Japan's modernization, including the Ashio copper mine case, the Morinaga milk arsenic poisoning incident, Minamata Disease and the Miike coal mine explosion.