Labor forces and landscape management Japanese case studies /
The purpose of this book is to present a new proposal for landscape management labor accounts. Many matured countries are now confronting an aging society and a shrinking population. Land degradation in those countries is basically caused by a lack of local labor forces. It is very important, theref...
| Other Authors: | Shimizu, Hiroyuki, 1952-, Takatori, Chika,, Kawaguchi, Nobuko,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
[2016]
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1 online resource. |
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| Summary: |
The purpose of this book is to present a new proposal for landscape management labor accounts. Many matured countries are now confronting an aging society and a shrinking population. Land degradation in those countries is basically caused by a lack of local labor forces. It is very important, therefore, to consider and develop methods to provide appropriate labor forces for the sustainable management of landscapes or to reduce or shrink landscape management areas sustainably with available labor forces. Landscape management labor accounts provide a foundation for such development. This book consists of four main parts. The first part is concerned with forming concepts, definitions, and overviews. Change in land management policies, research topics, and issues on landscape management are dealt with in the second part. The third part consists of case studies on landscape management labor accounts. Major landscape types chosen for case studies include urban areas, flatland farmlands, Satoyama, and coastal neighborhoods. In the last part of this section, integration methods to develop landscape management labor accounts on different scales are considered. The fourth part of the book is a detailed exposition of contemporary trials to solve issues of land management for the future in the field of urban, rural, forest, river, and coastal planning. Also discussed is the connection of ecosystem service studies and perspectives on the development of landscape management labor accounts with world landscape management research. |
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Preface; Contents of This Book; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction: Background, Concept and Perspective on the Research; 1.2 Development of the Concept and Definitions; 1.2.1 Landscape Management Labor Accounts; 1.2.2 Neighborhood Landscape Complex Unit; 1.2.3 Working Style Types; 1.2.4 Importance of Dealing with All Kinds of Landscape Elements on the Same Level; 1.2.5 Balance Between Biodiversity, Productivity and Labor Efficiency; 1.2.6 Landscape Labor Accounts and Ecosystem Services. 1.2.7 Integration from Neighborhood Landscape Complex Unit to a National ScaleReferences; 2 Japanese Basic Landscape Types, and Change in Population and Urban Land Use; Abstract; 2.1 Overview of Japanese Landscapes and Land Use; 2.2 Extract of Japanese Basic Landscape Types and Characteristics; 2.3 Distribution of Japanese Basic Landscape Types in Wide Regions; 2.4 Overview of Changes in Population, Urban Land Use; 2.5 Estimated Population Changes Between 2010 and 2050, and Basic Landscape Types. 2.6 Combined Analysis Between Integrated Categories of Population and Urban Land Use Changes, and Landscape Types2.7 Conclusion; References; What is Happening in Typical Landscapes in Japan?; 3 Urban Landscape: Urban Planning Policies and Institutional Framework; Abstract; 3.1 Urban Landscape Policies and Institutional Framework; 3.1.1 National Policies and Institutional Framework; 3.1.2 Local Urban Planning System; 3.2 An Example of a "Green" Urban Planning Scheme: The Case of Nagoya City; 3.2.1 Brief History of Urban Green Infrastructure Development in Nagoya City. 3.2.2 Nagoya City's "Green" 2050 Urban Strategies3.2.2.1 Water Circulation Restoration 2050 Nagoya Strategy; 3.2.2.2 Low Carbon City 2050 Nagoya Strategy and Action Plan; 3.2.2.3 Biodiversity 2050 Nagoya Strategy; 3.2.3 Land Use, Green, and Transportation Master Plans of Nagoya City; 3.2.3.1 Nagoya City Urban Master Plan; 3.2.3.2 Nagoya Green Master Plan 2020; 3.2.3.3 Nagoya Transportation Urban Development Plan; 3.3 The Issues of Urban Landscapes; References; 4 Urban Periphery Landscape: Dichotomization of Urban and Rural Dimensions; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Issues on Land Use Planning4.2.1 Land Use Policy; 4.2.2 Urban-Rural Land Use Mixture; 4.3 Issues of Farmland Management; 4.3.1 Farmland in Urban Areas; 4.3.2 Farmland in Peri-Urban Areas; 4.4 Issues on Forest Management; 4.4.1 Satoyama; 4.4.2 Satoyama in Urban Areas; 4.4.3 Satoyama in Peri-Urban Areas; 4.4.4 Satoyama in Rural Areas; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 Agricultural Landscape: Farmland Abandonment and Direct Payments; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Historical Shift in Japanese Land-Improvement Projects and the Borrowing and Lending of Farmland Since WW II. The purpose of this book is to present a new proposal for landscape management labor accounts. Many matured countries are now confronting an aging society and a shrinking population. Land degradation in those countries is basically caused by a lack of local labor forces. It is very important, therefore, to consider and develop methods to provide appropriate labor forces for the sustainable management of landscapes or to reduce or shrink landscape management areas sustainably with available labor forces. Landscape management labor accounts provide a foundation for such development. This book consists of four main parts. The first part is concerned with forming concepts, definitions, and overviews. Change in land management policies, research topics, and issues on landscape management are dealt with in the second part. The third part consists of case studies on landscape management labor accounts. Major landscape types chosen for case studies include urban areas, flatland farmlands, Satoyama, and coastal neighborhoods. In the last part of this section, integration methods to develop landscape management labor accounts on different scales are considered. The fourth part of the book is a detailed exposition of contemporary trials to solve issues of land management for the future in the field of urban, rural, forest, river, and coastal planning. Also discussed is the connection of ecosystem service studies and perspectives on the development of landscape management labor accounts with world landscape management research. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| ISBN: |
9789811022784 981102278X |