Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Editors' introduction: environmental challenges in the times of economic growth -- an Asian odyssey;

PART I Environmental perspectives from South Asia;
2 Environmental governance in Bangladesh: policy dynamics, present state and challenges;
3 Walking a thin line between growth and development concerns? Environmental governance in India;
4 Understanding the state of environmental governance in Nepal 5 State of the environment, environmental challenges and governance in Sri Lanka

PART II Environmental perspectives from Southeast Asia;
6 The challenges of environmental governance in a democratic and decentralized Indonesia;
7 Confronting the 'new scarcity'? Environmental governance in Malaysia;
8 Starting from year zero: environmental governance in Myanmar;
9 Environmental governance in the Philippines: challenges and prospects;
10 Democracy and environmental governance in Thailand;

PART III Environmental perspectives from East Asia
11 Governing environment in China: lessons from using land and water;
12 The state of environment and energy governance in Japan; 13 Green-blind growth: a critical appraisal of environmental governance in the Republic of Korea;
14 Editors' conclusion: environmental governance scenario in Asia -- lessons for the future;
Index

The economies located in East, South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an interesting growth-sustainability trade-off over the last decades. While growth considerations have paved ways for deepened ties with growing trade-investment waves and increasing population pressure necessitated exploitation of hitherto unutilized natural resources, focus on environmental sustainability has been a recent consideration. The growth impetus still playing a key role in these economies, it becomes imperative that the countries effectively address the key sustainability concerns, e.g. air and water pollution.