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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: The Importance of Green Infrastructure; 1: Seedlings of Change; Solar Power; Wind Power; Geothermal Power; Subway; Rapid Transit System; Non-green Projects; References; 2: Green Infrastructure to Pursue Two Visions; One Arrow to Pierce Two Targets; The First Vision: Making a Country Wealthy; Three Forces of Economic Development 'On the Supply Side'; Division of Labor; Mechanization; Technological Progress
Innovation as a Higher Concept to Embrace Three Forces of Economic Development The Incorporation of Innovation into the Factors of Production; How to Promote Innovation?; National Policies that Unleash the Forces of Economic Development; Industrial Policy; Overview; Great Britain; The United States; Germany; Newly Industrialized Countries; Unsuccessful Cases; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); A Need for an Alternative Approach; Advantages of FDI; Urbanization; The Importance of Infrastructure for Economic Development; The Second Vision: Checking Climate Change
The Narrowing Window of Opportunity to Tackle Climate Change Negative Impacts of Climate Change; Causes of Climate Change; Conclusion: Green Infrastructure is a Common Denominator; References; Part II: The Strategy to Spread Green Infrastructure Globally; 3: A Game-Changing Strategy: A Business Approach for Environmental Issues; Introduction; Global Infrastructure Needs; Bigger Demand from the Developing World; The Dilemma of the Developing World; A Strategy to Rapidly Spread Green Infrastructure; A Need to Overcome the Inertia; The Essence of the Strategy
Can the Strategy Really Work?The Key Player of the Strategy; How Can We Involve the Key Player in Green Infrastructure Financing?; Conclusion: Changing the Direction of a Game; References; 4: Diverse Risks of Developing Countries'; Infrastructure Markets; Introduction; Two Project Models of Developing Countries; Government Budget-Based Model; Private Investment-Based Model; Diverse Risks in Developing Countries' Markets; The Emergence of a Private Investment-Based Model; Implementation Risks; Political Risk; Economic Risks; Social Risks; Project Preparation Risk
Importance of Project PreparationProject Preparation Process; Three Challenges; Conclusion; References; 5: A Root Cause of Diverse Risks and Root-Level Solutions; The Development Path of a State; Phase 1; Phase 2; Phase 3; Phase 4; Phase 5; A Root Cause and Two Policy Ideas; Conclusion; References; Part III: Components of Bankable Projects; 6: Carbon Markets as Supporters of Green Infrastructure Projects; Introduction; How Can We Measure GHG Reductions?; Making GHG an Economic Commodity; How Can the Global Community Impose an Obligation on Every Country?
Innovation as a Higher Concept to Embrace Three Forces of Economic Development The Incorporation of Innovation into the Factors of Production; How to Promote Innovation?; National Policies that Unleash the Forces of Economic Development; Industrial Policy; Overview; Great Britain; The United States; Germany; Newly Industrialized Countries; Unsuccessful Cases; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); A Need for an Alternative Approach; Advantages of FDI; Urbanization; The Importance of Infrastructure for Economic Development; The Second Vision: Checking Climate Change
The Narrowing Window of Opportunity to Tackle Climate Change Negative Impacts of Climate Change; Causes of Climate Change; Conclusion: Green Infrastructure is a Common Denominator; References; Part II: The Strategy to Spread Green Infrastructure Globally; 3: A Game-Changing Strategy: A Business Approach for Environmental Issues; Introduction; Global Infrastructure Needs; Bigger Demand from the Developing World; The Dilemma of the Developing World; A Strategy to Rapidly Spread Green Infrastructure; A Need to Overcome the Inertia; The Essence of the Strategy
Can the Strategy Really Work?The Key Player of the Strategy; How Can We Involve the Key Player in Green Infrastructure Financing?; Conclusion: Changing the Direction of a Game; References; 4: Diverse Risks of Developing Countries'; Infrastructure Markets; Introduction; Two Project Models of Developing Countries; Government Budget-Based Model; Private Investment-Based Model; Diverse Risks in Developing Countries' Markets; The Emergence of a Private Investment-Based Model; Implementation Risks; Political Risk; Economic Risks; Social Risks; Project Preparation Risk
Importance of Project PreparationProject Preparation Process; Three Challenges; Conclusion; References; 5: A Root Cause of Diverse Risks and Root-Level Solutions; The Development Path of a State; Phase 1; Phase 2; Phase 3; Phase 4; Phase 5; A Root Cause and Two Policy Ideas; Conclusion; References; Part III: Components of Bankable Projects; 6: Carbon Markets as Supporters of Green Infrastructure Projects; Introduction; How Can We Measure GHG Reductions?; Making GHG an Economic Commodity; How Can the Global Community Impose an Obligation on Every Country?