Landscape ecology in Asian cultures /
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| Imprint: | Tokyo ; New York : Springer, ©2011. |
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| Description: | xvii, 331 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ecological research monographs, 2191-0707 Ecological research monographs. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8374662 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Understanding Asian Cultural Landscapes
- 1. Historical Perspectives on the Relationships between Humanity and Nature in Japan
- 2. Eco-Cultural Diversity in Island and Coastal Landscapes: Conservation and Development
- 3. Ethnic Culture and Nature: Interactions in the Hani Terrace Landscape
- 4. The Characteristics of the Cultural Landscape in Malaysia: Concept and Perspective
- 5. Introducing Geo-Cultural Landscapes in Iran
- 6. Cultural Landscapes of the Tengger Highland, East Java
- 7. Traditional Forests in Villages Linking Humans and Natural Landscapes
- 8. ôCho-bunö, An Anthropogeneous Landscape in Haui Island, Southwestern Korea
- 9. Human Impact on Coastal Sand Dune Ecosystems in Korea
- 10. Have Ecological Human Rights Been Globally Lost? A Conflict of Ecological Spatial Requirements and Cultural Landscape Opportunities in Modern Homo sapiens
- Part II. Measuring and Managing Patterns and Processes of Cultural Landscapes
- 11. A Methodological Framework to Quantify Anthropogenic Effects on Landscape Patterns
- 12. Analysis of Factors Affecting the Landscape Dynamics of Islands in Western Japan
- 13. Creating Pondscapes for Avian Communities: An Artificial Neural Network Experience Beyond Urban Regions
- 14. Integrating Geographic Information into Scenic Assessments of Middle Landscapes
- 15. Sustainable Management of Satoyama Bamboo Landscapes in Japan
- 16. Characteristics of the Spatial Distribution, Vegetation Structure, and Management Systems of Shrine/Temple Forests as Urban Green Space: The Case of Kitakyushu City
- 17. Conservation and Management of the Coastal Pine Forest as a Cultural Landscape
- 18. How to Conserve Japanese Cultural Landscapes: The Registration System for Cultural Landscapes
- 19. Restoring Central Asian Floodplain Ecosystems as Natural Capital and Cultural Heritage in a Continental Desert Environment
- Part III. Concluding Remarks
- 20. Integrating Nature and Culture in Landscape Ecology
- Index
