Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2080
Book Description
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Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2080
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2080
Book Description
Satoyama--satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-being
Author: Anantha K. Duraiappah
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789280812107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Satoyama" is a Japanese term describing mosaic landscapes of different ecosystems--secondary forests, farm lands, irrigation ponds and grasslands--along with human settlements managed to produce bundles of ecosystem services for human wellbeing. The concept of "satoyama," longstanding traditions associated with land management practices that allow sustainable use of natural resources, has been extended to cover marine and coastal ecosystems ( "satoumi"). These landscapes and seascapes have been rapidly changing, and the ecosystem services they provide are under threat from various social, economic, political, and technological factors. "Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being" presents the findings of the Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment (JSSA), a study of the interaction between humans and ecosystems in Japan. It was written by the 200-plus authors, stakeholders, and reviewers from Japan and elsewhere who make up the JSSA team. The study analyzes changes that have occurred in "satoyama-satoumi" ecosystems over the last 50 years and identifies plausible future scenarios for the year 2050, taking into account various drivers such as governmental and economic policy, climate change, technology, and sociobehavioral responses. This provides a new approach to land-use planning that addresses not only economic development but also cultural values and ecological integrity. This book is a key reference text for development planners, policymakers, scientists, postgraduate students, and others interested in the environment and development.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789280812107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Satoyama" is a Japanese term describing mosaic landscapes of different ecosystems--secondary forests, farm lands, irrigation ponds and grasslands--along with human settlements managed to produce bundles of ecosystem services for human wellbeing. The concept of "satoyama," longstanding traditions associated with land management practices that allow sustainable use of natural resources, has been extended to cover marine and coastal ecosystems ( "satoumi"). These landscapes and seascapes have been rapidly changing, and the ecosystem services they provide are under threat from various social, economic, political, and technological factors. "Satoyama-Satoumi Ecosystems and Human Well-Being" presents the findings of the Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment (JSSA), a study of the interaction between humans and ecosystems in Japan. It was written by the 200-plus authors, stakeholders, and reviewers from Japan and elsewhere who make up the JSSA team. The study analyzes changes that have occurred in "satoyama-satoumi" ecosystems over the last 50 years and identifies plausible future scenarios for the year 2050, taking into account various drivers such as governmental and economic policy, climate change, technology, and sociobehavioral responses. This provides a new approach to land-use planning that addresses not only economic development but also cultural values and ecological integrity. This book is a key reference text for development planners, policymakers, scientists, postgraduate students, and others interested in the environment and development.
Japan and China
Author: Matsuda Wataru
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136821090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This volume ties together the histories of Japan and China for the modern period prior to the 20th century. The chapters look at Chinese and Japanese works which were written in response to events in the other country. None of these works has received any sustained attention in the west. As a result we get a view of how Chinese and Japanese saw each other at a time when there were few personal contacts allowed. Many of these texts were built on fanciful embellishments of stories that migrated from one land to the other. But the unique qualities of the Sino-Japanese cultural bond seem to have conditioned the interaction so that these texts all reveal a fascinatingly well-defined area.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136821090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This volume ties together the histories of Japan and China for the modern period prior to the 20th century. The chapters look at Chinese and Japanese works which were written in response to events in the other country. None of these works has received any sustained attention in the west. As a result we get a view of how Chinese and Japanese saw each other at a time when there were few personal contacts allowed. Many of these texts were built on fanciful embellishments of stories that migrated from one land to the other. But the unique qualities of the Sino-Japanese cultural bond seem to have conditioned the interaction so that these texts all reveal a fascinatingly well-defined area.
Organofluorine Compounds
Author: Tamejiro Hiyama
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662041642
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In view of increasing interest in organofluorine compounds, this book was undertaken to describe biological and physical properties of organofluorine compounds, synthetic methods of these, their roles in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and material sciences. In particular, the book will emphasize on the usefulness of fluorination reaction, availability of fluorination agents, so that even graduate students who are unfamiliar to this field can understand and participate in this fascinating heteroatom chemistry.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662041642
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In view of increasing interest in organofluorine compounds, this book was undertaken to describe biological and physical properties of organofluorine compounds, synthetic methods of these, their roles in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and material sciences. In particular, the book will emphasize on the usefulness of fluorination reaction, availability of fluorination agents, so that even graduate students who are unfamiliar to this field can understand and participate in this fascinating heteroatom chemistry.
History of Natto and Its Relatives (1405-2012)
Author: William Shurtleff
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 192891442X
Category : Fermented soyfoods
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 192891442X
Category : Fermented soyfoods
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
The 1942 Japanese General Election
Author: Edward J. Drea
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
History of Yuba - The Film That Forms Atop Heated Soymilk (1587-2012)
Author: William Shurtleff
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914500
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914500
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The Capital of the Tycoon
Author: Sir Rutherford Alcock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (1647-2015)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914799
Category : Soybean
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 168 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914799
Category : Soybean
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 168 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.
Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan
Author: Aike P. Rots
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474289959
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan is the first systematic study of Shinto's environmental turn. The book traces the development in recent decades of the idea of Shinto as an 'ancient nature religion,' and a resource for overcoming environmental problems. The volume shows how these ideas gradually achieved popularity among scientists, priests, Shinto-related new religious movements and, eventually, the conservative shrine establishment. Aike P. Rots argues that central to this development is the notion of chinju no mori: the sacred groves surrounding many Shinto shrines. Although initially used to refer to remaining areas of primary or secondary forest, today the term has come to be extended to any sort of shrine land, signifying not only historical and ecological continuity but also abstract values such as community spirit, patriotism and traditional culture. The book shows how Shinto's environmental turn has also provided legitimacy internationally: influenced by the global discourse on religion and ecology, in recent years the Shinto establishment has actively engaged with international organizations devoted to the conservation of sacred sites. Shinto sacred forests thus carry significance locally as well as nationally and internationally, and figure prominently in attempts to reposition Shinto in the centre of public space.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474289959
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan is the first systematic study of Shinto's environmental turn. The book traces the development in recent decades of the idea of Shinto as an 'ancient nature religion,' and a resource for overcoming environmental problems. The volume shows how these ideas gradually achieved popularity among scientists, priests, Shinto-related new religious movements and, eventually, the conservative shrine establishment. Aike P. Rots argues that central to this development is the notion of chinju no mori: the sacred groves surrounding many Shinto shrines. Although initially used to refer to remaining areas of primary or secondary forest, today the term has come to be extended to any sort of shrine land, signifying not only historical and ecological continuity but also abstract values such as community spirit, patriotism and traditional culture. The book shows how Shinto's environmental turn has also provided legitimacy internationally: influenced by the global discourse on religion and ecology, in recent years the Shinto establishment has actively engaged with international organizations devoted to the conservation of sacred sites. Shinto sacred forests thus carry significance locally as well as nationally and internationally, and figure prominently in attempts to reposition Shinto in the centre of public space.