{"product_id":"50-years-of-environment","title":"50 Years of Environment","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn conjunction with Singapore's 50th birthday in 2015, \u003cem\u003e50 Years of Environment: Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental Sustainability\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader through Singapore's environmental journey over the past 50 years, to its present-day challenges and solutions, and seeks to explore what lies ahead for Singapore's environmental future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is divided into three parts. The first, drawn largely from the book \u003cem\u003eClean, Green and Blue: Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental and Water Sustainability\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the historical developments in Singapore's environmental journey and the development of NEWater. The second part is a collection of essays that examine the present environmental challenges that Singapore faces and the ways in which it is addressing those issues through community engagement, international engagement, research and technology, and industry solutions in order to develop sustainable strategies and solutions. Part three brings the book to a close by tying the historical and contemporary threads together, and discusses future challenges for Singapore's environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Yong Soon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources from January 2004 to 2010, during which he oversaw many major programmes, such as the opening of Singapore's first desalination plant in 2005, the development of NEWater plants and the completion of the Marina Barrage in 2008. He also played an important role in enhancing Singapore's living environment, growing the water and environment industry and raising Singapore's international profile in the environmental arena. He co-chaired the Executive Committee for Environment and Water Technology, and the Exco supporting the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development that produced the first Sustainable Singapore Blueprint in 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":32123056259185,"sku":"9789814696227","price":34.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":32123056291953,"sku":"9789814696210","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/50-Years-of-Environment-Singapores-Journey-Towards-Environmental-Sustainability-Tan-Yong-Soon-00.jpg?v=1602757061","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/50-years-of-environment","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}