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    Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea

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    This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ... Read more

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  • Japanese Commons in the Coastal Seas

    How the Satoumi Concept Harmonizes Human Activity in Coastal Seas with High Productivity and Diversity

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The author proposed the satoumi concept, analogous to the satoyama concept on land, as “coastal sea with high biodiversity and productivity in harmony with human interaction” in 1998. The concept for environmental conservation in the coastal seas has been widely accepted and was included in the Japanese national policy of “Strategy for Establishment of an Environmental Nation” in 2007. This book ... Read more

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  • Integrated Coastal Management in the Japanese Satoumi

    Restoring Estuaries and Bays

    Edited by Tetsuo Yanagi ...
    Integrated Coastal Management in the Japanese Satoumi: Restoring Estuaries and Bays provides an in-depth exploration of the integrated costal management (ICM) used in the Japanese Satoumi. The lessons of Satoumi―coastal areas where biological productivity and biodiversity have increased through human interaction―are important for the rest of the world, given the political consensus reached in ... Read more

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  • Eutrophication and Oligotrophication in Japanese Estuaries

    The present status and future tasks

    Edited by Tetsuo Yanagi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents lessons learnt from Japan’s past, in relation to coastal waters, industrial pollutants and concentrated urban populations. It examines ecosystem damage and pollution in coastal sea areas and addresses the question: What is the present status of Japanese estuaries from the view point of eutrophication and oligotrophication? The authors describe three typical situations, namely ... Read more

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