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东南亚产业发展的绿色化产业转型和环境监管的角度外文文献翻译最新译文
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OosterveerP,KamolsiripichaipornS,RasiahR.The‘Greening’ofIndustryandDevelopmentinSoutheastAsia:
PerspectivesonIndustrialTransformationandEnvironmentalRegulation;Introduction[J].Environment,DevelopmentandSustainability,2006,8
(2):
217-227.
原文
TheGreeningofIndustryandDevelopmentinSoutheastAsia:
PerspectivesonIndustrialTransformationandEnvironmentalRegulation;
Peter,Somporn,Rasiah
Introduction
Untilsome20yearsago,mostSoutheastAsiancountrieswereprimarilyagriculturaleconomies,inwhichindustrialproductionplayedalimitedrole.However,astheirindustrialproductionhasincreasedrapidlyoverthelastdecades,ThailandandMalaysiahavebecomeknownasnewlyindustrializingcountries.Vietnamisalsowellonitswaytofollowitsneighboringcountriesandisoftenlabeledasbelongingtothesecondgenerationtigereconomies.Inthesecountries,industrialgrowthhasbeenmuchhigherthaneconomicgrowthinagricultureoverthepast15yearsandtheshareofindustrialproductionintheirGNPisrapidlyincreasing(beitnotnecessarilywiththesamerateinall(partsof)ofthesecountries).IndustrialactivitiesingeneralhavehoweverneverbeenwithoutenvironmentalproblemsandthereforeitisnotsurprisingthattheacceleratedindustrializationinSoutheastAsia,entailingadramatictransformationoftheindustrialsector,includedsomeseriousenvironmentalproblems(JEC,2003).TheseenvironmentalchallengestotheindustrialperformanceinSoutheastAsiawillprobablygrowinthefutureastheregionisatthesametimeunderpressuretosustainitseconomicprogressandalsotoreducethestillremainingpoverty.
Industrialenvironmentalproblemscanberelatedtoenergyuse,resourceuse,waterandairpollution,wastegeneration,environmentalrisks,biodiversity,transport,andsoforth.Theseverityoftheseenvironmentalconsequencesmayvary,dependingonthetechnologiesusedintheindustrialproductionprocesses,theorganizationandmanagementoftheproduction,thecoordinationofthevariousstepsintheproduction–consumptionchain(intermsofinformationflows,substanceflows,managementpreferences,etc.),theregulatoryregimesatvariouslevels(fromlocaltosupra-national),andthereactionsfromcitizensandconsumerstowardsproductsandproduction.Theseenvironmentalproblemsoccurwithinthecontextofarapidlychangingworldwheretechnologicalinnovations,neworganizationalandmanagementapproaches,globalizingproduction–consumptionchains,increasingcommunicationandinformationexchangepossibilities,andchangingpowerbalances.Theseeconomic,politicalandtechnologicaltransitionsprovidenewchallengesbutalsonewopportunitiesfortheenvironmentalperformanceinthesecountries.TheexportorientedcharacterofmostAsianindustriesforcesthem,forexample,toincludetheglobalenvironmentalrequirementsfortheindustrialchainsandtheirproducts,apressurewhichmaybeexpectedtobecomemoreintenseinthecomingyears.
ThisspecialissueofEnvironment,DevelopmentandSustainability,presentsseveralarticlesthatanalyzethechallengesandopportunitiesforgoverningthetransformationofindustrialactivitiesinSoutheastAsiatowardsmoresustainablepractices.Thefollowingsectionpresentssomeofthemoregeneraltrendsinfluencingtheenvironmentalperformanceofindustries,particularlyinThailandandVietnam,followedbyareviewofrecentconceptualinnovationsonthegreeningofindustry.Thisintroductionconcludeswithabriefdescriptionofthearticlesinthisissue.
ConceptualchallengesfacingthegreeningofindustriesinSoutheastAsia
TheseriousenvironmentalproblemsresultingfromtheindustrialdevelopmentinSoutheastAsiasignifycomplexchallengesforattemptstocontributetothegreeningofindustriesinthisregion.Thesechallengesincludetheidentificationofappropriatetechnologicaloptionsincombinationwitheconomic,socialandpoliticalaspects.
TheAsianDevelopmentBank(2001)concludedthattherootcauseofthepoorstateoftheenvironmentAsiawasprincipallyafailureofpolicyandofinstitutions.Anewapproachis,therefore,requiredwithregardtothedesignandimplementationofenvironmentalpolicywithintheregion.
Traditionally,centralnationalgovernmentorganizationshavebeenthecornerstoneofgovernanceinSoutheastAsia.Untilrecently,ithasbeenthepracticetodependuponastand-aloneenvironmentalagencyastheinstitutionresponsibleforenvironmentalprotection.Since1980,suchagencieshavebeenestablishedinmostcountriesbuttheygenerallyremainsmall,disposeoflimitedinstitutionalcapabilitiesandlackthenecessarypoliticalclout(WorldBank,2000a).Atthesametime,devolutionofresponsibilitiesregardingtheenvironmentfromcentraltoregionalandlocallevelgovernmentinstitutionswasunderminedduetoinadequatecoordinationinthepreparatoryprocessandinefficienttransformingmechanisms.Itwasonlyrecentlythattheimportanceofmoreinclusivearrangementsinvolvingprivatefirmsandcivilsocietyorganizationsisrealizedandthesecountriesbegintoadoptmarketbasedmechanisms.
Forexample,theregionalgovernmentinstitutionssuchastheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN)acknowledgetheneedforachievingsustainabledevelopmentinanincreasinglyglobalizingworldandtodaysupporttheuseofenvironmentalmanagementsystemsandcertificationschemessuchasISO14001hasbecomecommonpractice.Ingeneral,governmentauthoritiesandsocialorganizationsincreasinglyrealizethateffectiveenvironmentalgovernancedependsontransparency,accountability,andtheavailabilityofhigh-qualityinformationconcerningeconomicprocessesandrelatedenvironmentaleffects.Therefore,environmentalconcernsmustbeintegratedacrosssectorsandmainstreamedintoeconomicpolicyandpractice.Environmentalprotectionmustbeconsideredanssentialfactorinthebasicdecisionmakingprocessoffirms,householdsandpolicymakers(ADB,2001;Mol,1995,2001).
Untilveryrecently,therateofimprovementinenergyandmaterialsefficiency,andpollutionpreventionthroughtheadoptionofgreenenvironmentaltechnologieshasbeenslowrelativetotherateofeconomicgrowthinmanySoutheastAsiancountries.Inthepast,industrieswereonlykeenonadoptingspecificenvironmentaltechnologiesorproductsonapiecemealbasistomeetspecificregulatoryrequirements.However,thisdoesnotreapthepotentialbenefitsofmanagingenvironmentalproblemsinanintegratedmanneroverthelongerterm.Thetheoryofecologicalmodernization(Huber,1982;Mol,1995;Spaargaren,1997)stressesthenecessityofincludingenvironmentalconsiderationsinoveralldecision-makingandmanagementpracticeswithinfirms.Combiningenvironmentalandeconomicconsiderationsinmanagementdecision-makinginaconsistentmannercancontributetosubstantialimprovementsintheenvironmentalaswellastheeconomicperformanceofindustrialenterprises.Environmentalinvestmentsshouldbelookedataspartofacomprehensiveprogramoflongertermenvironmentalmanagementthatalsocontributestothefinancialviabilityofthebusiness(Letchumanan,2004).ItisthereforevitalthatstrategiesforgreeningindustriesinAsiagobeyondtheselectionofoptimaltechnologicaloptionforaparticularindustryorsectorandsupporteffectiveenvironmentalpollutionabatementthroughin-depthunderstandingoftheirsocialandinstitutionalcontexts(Frijnsetal.,1997).Thetooloftriadnetworkanalysis(Mol,1995),mappingtherelevanteconomic,politicalandenvironmentalactors,mayprovideusefulinformationforenvironmentalpolicy-makingbyvisualizingthepowerrelationshipssurroundingprivatefirms.Successfulenvironmentalchangeinindustriesdependsontechnological,managerial,economic,politicalandsocietalconsiderations.Forexample,basedonalargenumberofcasestudiesonindustrialtransformationinEurope,Binderetal.(2001)concludethatthemostimportantconditionsforthegreeningofindustriesseemtobe:
•theendofaninvestmentcycleintheaffectedsector,
•satisfactorytechnologicalalternatives,
•aninnovatorinthebranchtopromotethediffusionofalternativetechnologies,
•clearenvironmentaltargets,
•ahighdegreeofpoliticalintegrationbetweendifferentgovernmentactors,and
•theavailabilityoffundingforcompensationtolessenthesocialandregionaldisruptioncausedbychange.
Thisexampleclearlyunderlinestheimportanceofnon-technologicalconsiderationsinthesuccessfultransitiontowardsgreeningindustries.Theauthorsfurthermoreunderlinethatalthoughindustriesplayakeyroleinchangingtheirenvironmentalperformance,agreenindustrialpolicyremainsindispensable.
Applyingtheconceptsdevelopedwithintheecologicalmodernizationapproachandcombininginsightsintechnologicaloptionswithgoodcomprehensionoftherelevantsocialandpoliticaldynamics,applyingthetriad-networkapproach,provideinterestingdirectionsforthegreeningofindustriesinSoutheastAsia.Scientificresearchshouldthereforeperformin-depthcasestudiesonindustrialtransformationsinspecificsectors,onthesuccesses,failuresandchallengesofenvironmentalpolicybynationalstates,payingattentiontochangingstate-societyrelations,andonthecontributionsfromdifferentAsiangovernmentstointernationalenvironmentalregimesandviceversa.Thearticlesinthisissueprovidefurtherinsightsintothesechallenges.
译文
东南亚产业发展的“绿色化”:
产业转型和环境监管的角度
彼得;萨姆恩;拉贾
引言
直到大约20年前,大多数的东南亚国家主要是农业经济,产业方面的发展受到很大的限制。
然而,当他们的产业在过去的几十年里得到迅速增长后,泰国和马来西亚已成为新兴的产业经济体国家。
越南也顺利地跟上了周边国家的步伐,经常被贴上第二代强力经济体的标签。
在这些国家,产业发展迅速