Chapter I.1 Characteristics of the Asia | asia-pacific region
AsdefinedbythescopeoftheECOASIAProject,theAsia-Pacificregionisofvastproportions,stretchingnorthwardtoMongolia,southwardtoNewZealand,eastwardtotheislandstatesofOceania,andwestwardtoPakistan.Italsoencompassesanenormousvariationofclimateandtopography,fromtropicaltoarctic,andfromtheHimalayastocoralreefs.Inadditiontoitsimmensephysicalexpanse,theregionalsopresentsagreathistorical,cultural,andethnicdiversityaswellasavarietyofstagesofpoliticalevolutionandeconomicdevelopment.Thecharacteristicsofthere...
As defined by the scope of the ECO ASIA Project, the Asia-Pacific region is of vast proportions, stretching northward to Mongolia, southward to New Zealand, eastward to the island states of Oceania, and westward to Pakistan. It also encompasses an enormous variation of climate and topography, from tropical to arctic, and from the Himalayas to coral reefs.In addition to its immense physical expanse, the region also presents a great historical, cultural, and ethnic diversity as well as a variety of stages of political evolution and economic development. The characteristics of the region are described here in terms of natural and environmental, economic, and cultural aspects. On the other hand, the social situation is described in terms of the roles of central and local governments, as well as the private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which are increasingly playing and are expected to play in the future.
1.1.1 Natural and ecological characteristi...