Abstract
At sessions entitled Environmental Challenges in East Asia in the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, many papers have been presented on the state, damages and underlying causes of environmental degradation, theoretical and empirical analysis that provide grounds for actions, Japan’s role as an initiator or mediator of environmental policies in East Asia. The paper reviews members’ papers to summarize what have been found out on these issues so far. It prospects that that further theoretical and empirical researches are required to convince East Asian countries to move toward sustainable development pathways, such as alternative development model to the growth-oriented strategy, international relocation of environmental degradation, and transition management.
