APAN PresentationJuly 2004

Strategy against Environmental Problems　　　　　 　 in East Asia　　　　　　　 　 for　　　 　 Promoting e-Culture 　 　 「 Viewpoint of Human Dimensions 」

by　　 　 Prof. Hye-Sook PARK

　 Faculty of Humanity and Social Science 　　 Mie University, Japan park@human.mie-u.ac.jp

Environmental Problems in East AsiaI. Japan(A) Past: Four Major Environmental Problems; Yokkaichi Asthma*, Mina

mata Disease,Niigata Minamata Disease, Itai Itai Disease *Yokkaichi Air Pollution Problems (Yokkaichi Asthma); Roles of Mie

University against Yokkaichi Air Pollution Problems (Yokkaichi Asthma) in the Past and Toward Sustainable Society in the Future

(B) Present: Global Warming etc.

II. KoreaOnsan Disease Water Pollution etc.

III. ChinaTransboundary Air Pollution Problems; Acid RainYellow Dust etc.

IV. MongoliaSnow Hazard etc.

V. Far East RussiaBiodiversity Conservation Problems etc ．

YokkaichiAir PollutionProblems

-Past vs Present -

Strategy against Environmental Problems in East Asia　　「 Viewpoint of Human Dimensions 」

1 Promoting Network for Exchange Information from Viewpoint of Human Dimensions (e-Culture in APAN)

→ Epistemic Community; International Cooperation2 Linkage with Nature- Human, Social Sciences→ Environmental Science3 Making Data-Base Based on Nature- Human Resources→ Mie Univesity etc.4 Education→ School Education, Life-Long Education5 Capacity-Building6 Advocacy with Government/Local Government→ Policy- Making7 Connecting with Multi-Cultural Sectors→ Universities, Industries, NGOs etc.8 Strengthen Task Force 9 Fund- Raising

International Cooperation

Epistemic Community (APAN)

Government Scientist NGO Citizen Industry

Mass Media University

Policy Making