Despite recognition of the ill effects of pollution and the enactment of environmental regulations, pollution monitoring and compliance in developing countries continue to lag. 'Local Approaches to Environmental Compliance' demonstrates how community and local government initiatives played a key role in arresting pollution during Japan's industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s. The approaches described are relevant to current pollution problems and are reviewed from the perspective of developing countries. | Local Approaches To Environmental Compliance: Japanese Case Studies And Lessons For Developing Countries by Wilfrido Cruz, Paperback