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Satoyama: The Traditional Rural Landscape of Japan
K. Takeuchi (Ed.)
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Description for Satoyama: The Traditional Rural Landscape of Japan
Paperback. Editor(s): Takeuchi, K.; Brown, R. D.; Washitani, I.; Tsunekawa, A.; Yokohari, M. (University of Tsukuba). Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; PSAF; RPC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 295 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Japan's traditional and fragile satoyama landscape system was developed over centuries of human life on mountainous island terrain in a monsoon climate. The carefully managed coppice woodlands on the hillsides, the villages strung along the base of the hills, and the carefully tended paddy fields of rural Japan made possible the sustainable interaction of nature and humans. Radical changes in the middle of the twentieth century led to the abandonment of satoyama landscapes which now are being rediscovered. There is a new realization that these woodlands still play a vital role in the management of the Japanese landscape and a ... Read more
Japan's traditional and fragile satoyama landscape system was developed over centuries of human life on mountainous island terrain in a monsoon climate. The carefully managed coppice woodlands on the hillsides, the villages strung along the base of the hills, and the carefully tended paddy fields of rural Japan made possible the sustainable interaction of nature and humans. Radical changes in the middle of the twentieth century led to the abandonment of satoyama landscapes which now are being rediscovered. There is a new realization that these woodlands still play a vital role in the management of the Japanese landscape and a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
9784431679806
SKU
V9784431679806
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