Wildlife, Landscape Use and Society: Regional Case Studies in Japan

by Ken Sugimura

Overview

Sugimura evaluates the importance of landscape change, government policies and economy on the ecosystems of Japan and how such a rich variety of species have been able to survive, albeit in limited numbers, despite the rapid expansion of the Japanese human population in the 20th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367634964
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/31/2023
Series:	Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ken Sugimura is former professor of Environmental Science at Nagasaki University, Japan (he retired in March 2020).

Table of Contents

Introduction: aims and scope 1.Terrestrial biodiversity and landscape use across the country 2. Amami Oshima 3. Amami Oshima (2) 4. Forest utilisation in Fukushima before and after the 2011 power plant accident 5. Forests and Satoyama landscapes in the suburb of a metropolitan area 6. Regional comparison and summary discussion