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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Table of Contents:
- 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.