TY - BOOK ID - 138925985 TI - Energy conservation in East Asia : towards greater energy security AU - Thomson, Elspeth. AU - Chang, Youngho. AU - Lee, Jae-Seung. PY - 2011 SN - 128314350X 9786613143501 9812771786 9789812771780 9789812771773 9812771778 PB - Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., DB - UniCat KW - Energy conservation KW - Energy policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138925985 AB - As the East and Southeast Asian regions modernize and urbanize, the demand for energy is rapidly increasing. Apart from seeking to import fossil fuels from the Middle East, Africa, the Caspian Region, Russia, Latin America, Australia, etc., it is imperative for these Asian countries to cooperate in substantially raising the efficiency with which energy is consumed. This book offers a comprehensive examination of East and Southeast Asia's energy conservation policies. It begins with a summary of current and projected energy supply and demand patterns, and discussions of the need and basis for c ER -