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friendship towards the young man. Going back to the start of this section, the author
believes that collective leadership incorporating cultural and social perspectives is
one of the keys to solving current global environmental problems.
2.3 Required and Expected Abilities and Skills
for Environmental Leaders in Asia
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2.3.1 Environmental Problems and the Need for Environmental
Leaders in Asia
With an increasing population and rapid economic growth in Asia, the demand for
food and water resources has expanded. In addition, environmental pollution and
health hazards are also becoming more pronounced. Therefore, there is an urgent need
to deal with these problems. Without solutions to environmental problems in Asia, we
might face a serious situation for sustainability on a global scale, as shown in Fig. 2.7 .
However, human resources are required to resolve the issues of poverty, urbanization and industrialization, as well as environment problems. Therefore, the development of people who can contribute to the solution of emerging environmental
problems is urgently needed in Asia. As well as responding to these problems, it is
Fig. 2.6 Party after a workday (September 2004)
7 This section is based on the personal experiences of one of the authors, Hiroaki Furumai from
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
2 The Concept of Environmental Leader
friendship towards the young man. Going back to the start of this section, the author
believes that collective leadership incorporating cultural and social perspectives is
one of the keys to solving current global environmental problems.
2.3 Required and Expected Abilities and Skills
for Environmental Leaders in Asia
7
2.3.1 Environmental Problems and the Need for Environmental
Leaders in Asia
With an increasing population and rapid economic growth in Asia, the demand for
food and water resources has expanded. In addition, environmental pollution and
health hazards are also becoming more pronounced. Therefore, there is an urgent need
to deal with these problems. Without solutions to environmental problems in Asia, we
might face a serious situation for sustainability on a global scale, as shown in Fig. 2.7 .
However, human resources are required to resolve the issues of poverty, urbanization and industrialization, as well as environment problems. Therefore, the development of people who can contribute to the solution of emerging environmental
problems is urgently needed in Asia. As well as responding to these problems, it is
Fig. 2.6 Party after a workday (September 2004)
7 This section is based on the personal experiences of one of the authors, Hiroaki Furumai from
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
2 The Concept of Environmental Leader