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Environment and society in the Japanese islands : from prehistory to the present /
"Over the long course of Japan's history, its people profited from their rich natural environment while simultaneously facing significant environmental challenges. Over time, they have altered their natural environment in numerous ways, from landscape modification to industrial pollution....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Corvallis :
Oregon State University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Green Perspectives on the Japanese Past / Bruce L. Batten and Philip C. Brown
- Part I. Lay of the Land : Geology and Topography
- Vulnerable Japan : The Tectonic Setting of Life in the Archipelago / Gina L. Barnes
- Settlement Patterns and Environment of Heiji-kyo, an Ancient Capital City Site in Japan / Tatsunori Kawasumi
- Earthquakes as Social Drama in the Tokugawa Period / Gregory Smits
- Part II. Water : Oceans, Rivers, Lakes
- Traditional Use of Resources and Management of Littoral Environments at Lake Biwa / Shizuyo Sano
- Floods, Drainage, and River Projects in Early Modern Japan : Civil Engineering and the Foundations of Resilience / Philip C. Brown
- High-Growth Hydrosphere : Sakuma Dam and the Socionatural Dimensions of "Comprehensive Development" Planning in Post-1945 Japan / Eric G. Dinmore
- Part III. Life : Flora, Fauna, Fertilizer
- Japan as an Organic Empire : Commercial Fertilizers, Nitrogen Supply, and Japan's Core-Peripheral Relationship / Toshihiro Higuchi
- Struggling with Complex Natures in the Ogasawara Islands / Colin Tyner
- When the Green Archipelago Encountered Formosa : The Making of Modern Forestry in Taiwan under Japan's Colonial Rule (1895/1945) / Kuang-chi Hung
- Part IV. Climate
- Climatic Changes in Japan since the Eighteenth Century / Takehiko Mikami, Masumi Zaiki, and Junpei Hirano
- Climate, Famine, and Population in Japanese History : A Long-Term Perspective / Osamu Saito
- The Climatic Dilemmas of Built Environments : Tokyo, Heat Islands, and Urban Adaptation / Scott O'Bryan
- Concluding Thoughts: In the Shadow of 3.11 / Bruce L. Batten and Philip C. Brown.