Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Society [electronic resource] /
Hong, Sun-Kee.editor.
Nakagoshi, Nobukazu.editor.
The research category of the landscape ecology, which researches the structure, functions, and the spatio-temporal changes of the ecological landscapes, has now been contributing to the human life and the shifts of the socio-economic paradigm. Global warming has been influencing the universal life patterns of the mankind which have been maintained in the past several hundreds of years. And it has been having the influences on the international social problems and economic problems. Although the diverse plans for adapting to the climate changes have been the topics of the conservations among the ecologists internationally, it is the reality that the speed of the changes of the environment has been quicker than the time it takes to complete the solutions. In order to maintain the sustainable earth and the sustainable society, the role of the landscape ecology has been coming to the fore. Especially, the theories and the methodologies of the landscape ecology have been applied to the multidisciplinary researches by going beyond the research category of ecology, including the maximization of the efficiencies of the land spaces, the management of the ecological space (habitats) in which the biological diversity can be maintained, the utilization of the resources that are absolutely needed by the human beings (Here, it is compressed to water, energy, and food), etc. and until reaching the human society. It is considered that, to that extent, the utilizations and the applications of the landscape ecology are very much needed for the diagnoses and the evaluations of the global environmental problems which have been proceeded with rapidly in the modernity. This book is not comprised of any general remarks that explain the theories and the methods of the landscape ecology. Already, based on the basic theories of the landscape ecology, the writers have conducted the investigations on the farm villages, the cities, and the coastal ecosystems. And, through the space analyses and interpretations, the structure and functions of the landscapes were analyzed. Of course, in this book, too, the diverse ecosystems and the landscape ecological methodologies regarding the land use have been presented. However, the core of this book focuses more on what role the landscape ecology must play for the materialization of a sustainable society in the future. At the farm villages, the sustainable agriculture will be presented, and, at the cities, the discussions on the green networks and the energies will be proceeded with. Also, regarding the coasts and the seas, a thesis on the safety of the life zones of the residents adjacent to the sea and on the conservation of the island ecosystems will be presented. The sustainable society is a system that is formed by having the sustainable development as a basis. It is considered to be one aspect within a kind of a sustainable process with regard to which the natural world and the human world coexist and are in a symbiotic relationship harmoniously. In order to maintain the biodiversity, the reasonable adjustments of the human activities, like the use of the resources, are absolutely needed. Without the biological resources, the cultural diversity of the human beings, too, cannot exist. Consequentially, recently and internationally, there are a lot of the case examples that express the biocultural diversity by linking the biological diversity with the cultural diversity. In this book, the role of the landscape ecology as an academic link which can connect the two possible, if possible, is highly expected. It is, indeed, the biocultural landscape. It can be said that this concept, also, is the interconnection of the multidisciplinary spaces that must be dealt with in the modern landscape ecology. Through this book, it is intended to present a new directionality which can contribute to the sustainable society at the same time as the organization of the theories and the methods of the landscape ecology.
Part I: Concept and Approaches -- Chapter 1. Guiding young scholars in order to integrate their various research into landscape ecology -- Chapter 2. Island biocultural diversity initiative for sustainable society in Asia-Pacific island regions -- Chapter 3. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) technique for evaluating health status of landscape ecology -- Chapter 4. Investigating impacts of major events on land use development of European and Asiatic landscapes -- Chapter 5. Developing strategies for landscape sustainability: An Indonesian national strategic plan of action in the heart of Borneo -- Part II: System Management and Conservation -- Chapter 6. Satoyama landscape of Japan - Past, Present and Future -- Chapter 7. Change of landscape and ecosystem services of semi-natural grassland in Mt. Sanbe, Shimane Prefecture, Japan -- Chapter 8. Diverse patterns of vegetation change after upland field abandonment in Japan -- Chapter 9. Traditional ecological knowledge determined tree species choice in the construction of traditional folk houses in a snowy rural landscape in central Japan -- Chapter 10. Priorities mapping in landscape; Spatial decision support of the Indonesia forest landscape -- Chapter 11. Forest management based on site suitability: A case study of Odai town, Mie Prefecture, Japan -- Chapter 12. Participatory wetland management: A Case study of Xe Champhone wetland, Lao PDR -- Chapter 13. Resident-initiated practice of a habitat of Iris rossii, a national natural monument in the rural landscape of Japan -- Chapter 14. Arthropod diversity in conventional Citrus Orchard at Selorejo village, East Java -- Part III: Community Development for Sustainable Society -- Chapter 15. Management of landscape services for improving community welfare in West Java, Indonesia -- Chapter 16. Using vegetation greenness as a criterion in multi-criteria analysis of recreational land suitability in protected area: A case study of Krau wildlife reserve, peninsular Malaysia -- Chapter 17. Green open space demand and community place attachment in Batu, East Java -- Chapter 18. Perception of citizens towards implementation of urban forestry: A case of a local city in the Philippines -- Chapter 19. Forest ownership patterns impacting on landscape structure of vegetation in a mountainous farm village, western Japan -- Chapter 20. Spatial and temporal patterns of groundwater quality in Selangor, Malaysia -- Chapter 21. Cultural landscape preservation and ecotourism development in Blambangan Biosphere Reserve, East Java -- Part IV: Remarks -- Chapter 22.Bridge and Islandscape: Questions for sustainability and resilience of island societies in Korea and Japan.
The research category of the landscape ecology, which researches the structure, functions, and the spatio-temporal changes of the ecological landscapes, has now been contributing to the human life and the shifts of the socio-economic paradigm. Global warming has been influencing the universal life patterns of the mankind which have been maintained in the past several hundreds of years. And it has been having the influences on the international social problems and economic problems. Although the diverse plans for adapting to the climate changes have been the topics of the conservations among the ecologists internationally, it is the reality that the speed of the changes of the environment has been quicker than the time it takes to complete the solutions. In order to maintain the sustainable earth and the sustainable society, the role of the landscape ecology has been coming to the fore. Especially, the theories and the methodologies of the landscape ecology have been applied to the multidisciplinary researches by going beyond the research category of ecology, including the maximization of the efficiencies of the land spaces, the management of the ecological space (habitats) in which the biological diversity can be maintained, the utilization of the resources that are absolutely needed by the human beings (Here, it is compressed to water, energy, and food), etc. and until reaching the human society. It is considered that, to that extent, the utilizations and the applications of the landscape ecology are very much needed for the diagnoses and the evaluations of the global environmental problems which have been proceeded with rapidly in the modernity. This book is not comprised of any general remarks that explain the theories and the methods of the landscape ecology. Already, based on the basic theories of the landscape ecology, the writers have conducted the investigations on the farm villages, the cities, and the coastal ecosystems. And, through the space analyses and interpretations, the structure and functions of the landscapes were analyzed. Of course, in this book, too, the diverse ecosystems and the landscape ecological methodologies regarding the land use have been presented. However, the core of this book focuses more on what role the landscape ecology must play for the materialization of a sustainable society in the future. At the farm villages, the sustainable agriculture will be presented, and, at the cities, the discussions on the green networks and the energies will be proceeded with. Also, regarding the coasts and the seas, a thesis on the safety of the life zones of the residents adjacent to the sea and on the conservation of the island ecosystems will be presented. The sustainable society is a system that is formed by having the sustainable development as a basis. It is considered to be one aspect within a kind of a sustainable process with regard to which the natural world and the human world coexist and are in a symbiotic relationship harmoniously. In order to maintain the biodiversity, the reasonable adjustments of the human activities, like the use of the resources, are absolutely needed. Without the biological resources, the cultural diversity of the human beings, too, cannot exist. Consequentially, recently and internationally, there are a lot of the case examples that express the biocultural diversity by linking the biological diversity with the cultural diversity. In this book, the role of the landscape ecology as an academic link which can connect the two possible, if possible, is highly expected. It is, indeed, the biocultural landscape. It can be said that this concept, also, is the interconnection of the multidisciplinary spaces that must be dealt with in the modern landscape ecology. Through this book, it is intended to present a new directionality which can contribute to the sustainable society at the same time as the organization of the theories and the methods of the landscape ecology.
Landscape ecology.
Urban geography.
Environmental management.
Biodiversity.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Landscape Ecology.
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).
Environmental Management.
Biodiversity.
Conservation Biology/Ecology.