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Introduction. Part I. Framework of climate change governance in Asian countries. Climate change governance in Japan : critical review on Japan's INDC and its energy policy -- Climate change governance in Taiwan : the transitional gridlock by a high-carbon regime -- Climate change governance in Korea : focusing on the process of the establishment of its NDC -- Part II. Risks and transition. Climate change governance in China : the role of international organisations in the Guandong emission trading scheme -- Governing climate knowledge : what can Thailand Climate Change Master Plan and climate project managers learn from lay northern Thai villagers? -- Risk perceptions and attitudes toward national energy choices and climate change in Japan and European countries -- Governing the climate-driven systemic risk in Taiwan - challenges and perspectives -- Ecological modernization, new technologies and framing in the environmental movement : a climate change mitigation technology (CO₂ capture and storage) and its environmental risk -- Part III. Local governance on climate change adaptation. Tracing sustainability transitions in Seoul governance : enabling and scaling grassroots innovations -- Rethinking adaptation to climate change for the policy landscape of India -- Disaster risk governance in northern Philippine communities : issues and prospects in climate change talks -- Assessing climate governance of Tainan City through stakeholder networks and text mining.

This article discusses the technology policymaking problems associated with the establishment of the Taiwan Biobank. Taiwan, as a late-coming, technology-learning country, is characterized by a hidden and delayed risk culture. In particular, by comparing biotech and industrial policies and GMO (genetically modified organism) risk governance, we can analyze the confrontation involving the state, science experts, and society, which is the result of the authoritarian regime and expert politics that have existed in Taiwan since the Cold War era. We find that none of these factors is conducive to social trust and social support, which are essential for the establishment of a genetic database. This article argues that, in different social and historical contexts, such hidden and delayed risk cultures may have formed in different countries that value technological R&D competition. Adapted from the source document.

"Focussing on Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Mainland China, the contributors to this book analyse various cases of air pollution within East Asia. Air pollution in East Asia is a major health risk, which also has damaging impacts on the environment leading to impacts on society, economic growth and welfare. While existing laws and policies have made progress in alleviating air pollution in each country in the region, the protection of favourable environments and he resolution of transboundary air pollution problems have become major targets of regional cooperation. Combining perspectives from social sciences and science, technology, society studies, the contributors to this book examine both the technical and socio-economic-political aspects of these challenges, through a range of case studies from around the region. A valuable read for researchers and policy-makers looking at air pollution and transboundary governance challenges within and beyond East Asia"--