poverty), local environmental problems (overcoming pollution), global environmental problems (reducing carbon emissions), joint solutions to air, water, and soil
problems, human exchange and human resource development, and the consideration
of financial mechanisms to realize this concept. This book pioneers the development
of further research and practice in this field.
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Weisheng Zhou
Beppu, Oita, Japan
Xuepeng Qian
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Ken’ichi Nakagami
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