Sustainability Matters (ePub)

Footprints and Green Prospects (jointly edited with Lye Lin-Heng, 2012); Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (jointly authored by Brenda Yeoh, 2013). A/P Savage is a board member of the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, an International Editorial Board member of the Sustainability Science (Japan) and Geografiska Annaler (Sweden), and Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Ecology.

CHOU Loke Ming is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include coral reef ecology and restoration, and integrated coastal management. He studied coral reefs in Okinawa and the ASEAN region and currently serves as a member of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection. He has provided consultancy services in the field of marine environment management to international agencies like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Bank and WorldFish Center, as well as many national agencies. Presently a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Biology, he has over 100 publications in international journals and over 50 book chapters focusing on the marine environment.

YU Liya E is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the National University of Singapore. Dr Yu's teaching and research interests focus on air quality and aerosol sciences, with emphasis on characterization of aerosols emitting from combustion sources, and behavior of oxygenated organic compounds in atmospheric...



About the Editors

LYE Lin Heng is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws in Singapore and Master of Laws from King's College, London and Harvard University. Her areas of teaching and research are Environmental Law and Property Law. She chaired the Steering Committee for the MEM Program and now chairs its Program Management Committee. She is also a member of the Program Management Committee for the NUS Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES). She is Director of the Asia–Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and a former Vice–Dean of the Faculty of Law. She is Vice–Chair of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and a member of its Board of Governors. She is Visiting Associate Professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and also teaches at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. She was Honorary Legal Advisor to the Nature Society Singapore, for many years. She is a member of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources' Committee on Clean Drinking Water Standards for Singapore. She is also a member of the Strata Titles Board and a former Board Member of the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

Victor R SAVAGE is Director of the Alumni Relations Office at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the Deputy Director of the Masters of Science in Environmental Management Programme Management Committee. Associate Professor Savage's research interest focuses mainly on Singapore and the Southeast Asian region — historical and cultural landscapes, sustainable environments, environmental education, sustainable urban development and cross-cultural issues. Among his books are: Western Impressions of Nature and Landscape in Southeast Asia (1984); The Naga Awakens: Growth and Change in Southeast Asia (co-edited with Lily Kong and Warwick Neville, 1998); Environmental and Climate Change in Asia: Ecological Footprints and Green Prospects (jointly edited with Lye Lin-Heng, 2012); Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (jointly authored by Brenda Yeoh, 2013). A/P Savage is a board member of the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, an International Editorial Board member of the Sustainability Science (Japan) and Geografiska Annaler (Sweden), and Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Ecology.

CHOU Loke Ming is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include coral reef ecology and restoration, and integrated coastal management. He studied coral reefs in Okinawa and the ASEAN region and currently serves as a member of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection. He has provided consultancy services in the field of marine environment management to international agencies like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Bank and WorldFish Center, as well as many national agencies. Presently a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Biology, he has over 100 publications in international journals and over 50 book chapters focusing on the marine environment.

YU Liya E is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the National University of Singapore. Dr Yu's teaching and research interests focus on air quality and aerosol sciences, with emphasis on characterization of aerosols emitting from combustion sources, and behavior of oxygenated organic compounds in atmospheric...



About the Editors

LYE Lin Heng is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws in Singapore and Master of Laws from King's College, London and Harvard University. Her areas of teaching and research are Environmental Law and Property Law. She chaired the Steering Committee for the MEM Program and now chairs its Program Management Committee. She is also a member of the Program Management Committee for the NUS Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES). She is Director of the Asia–Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and a former Vice–Dean of the Faculty of Law. She is Vice–Chair of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and a member of its Board of Governors. She is Visiting Associate Professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and also teaches at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. She was Honorary Legal Advisor to the Nature Society Singapore, for many years. She is a member of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources' Committee on Clean Drinking Water Standards for Singapore. She is also a member of the Strata Titles Board and a former Board Member of the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

Victor R SAVAGE is Director of the Alumni Relations Office at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the Deputy Director of the Masters of Science in Environmental Management Programme Management Committee. Associate Professor Savage's research interest focuses mainly on Singapore and the Southeast Asian region — historical and cultural landscapes, sustainable environments, environmental education, sustainable urban development and cross-cultural issues. Among his books are: Western Impressions of Nature and Landscape in Southeast Asia (1984); The Naga Awakens: Growth and Change in Southeast Asia (co-edited with Lily Kong and Warwick Neville, 1998); Environmental and Climate Change in Asia: Ecological Footprints and Green Prospects (jointly edited with Lye Lin-Heng, 2012); Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (jointly authored by Brenda Yeoh, 2013). A/P Savage is a board member of the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, an International Editorial Board member of the Sustainability Science (Japan) and Geografiska Annaler (Sweden), and Chief Editor of the Open Journal of Ecology.

CHOU Loke Ming is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include coral reef ecology and restoration, and integrated coastal management. He studied coral reefs in Okinawa and the ASEAN region and currently serves as a member of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection. He has provided consultancy services in the field of marine environment management to international agencies like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Bank and WorldFish Center, as well as many national agencies. Presently a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Biology, he has over 100 publications in international journals and over 50 book chapters focusing on the marine environment.

YU Liya E is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the National University of Singapore. Dr Yu's teaching and research interests focus on air quality and aerosol sciences, with emphasis on characterization of aerosols emitting from combustion sources, and behavior of oxygenated organic compounds in atmospheric particulates,