Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures (2011) (Ecological Research Monographs)

Synopsis

Cultural landscapes are a product of the interactions between humans and natural settings. They are landscapes and seascapes that are shaped by human history and land use. Socioeconomic processes especially, but also environmental changes and natural disturbances, are some of the forces that make up landscape dynamics. To understand and manage such complex landscapes, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches are necessary, emphasizing the integration of natural and social sciences and considering multiple landscape functions. The spatial patterns of Asian landscapes are strongly related to human activities and their impacts. Anthropogenic patterns and processes have created numerous traditional cultural landscapes throughout the region, and understanding them requires indigenous knowledge. Cultural landscape ecology from a uniquely Asian perspective is explored in this book, as are the management of landscapes and land-use policies. Human-dominated landscapes with long traditions, such as those described herein, provide useful information for all ecologists, not only in Asia, to better understand the human–environmental relationship and landscape sustainability.

Copyright:

2011

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9784431877998

Related ISBNs:

9784431877981

Publisher:

Springer Japan, Tokyo

Date of Addition:

08/22/22

Copyrighted By:

Springer Japan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Social Studies

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Edited by:

Sun-Kee Hong

Edited by:

Jianguo Wu

Edited by:

Jae-Eun Kim

Edited by:

Nobukazu Nakagoshi