Environment and society in the Japanese islands: from pre-history 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....

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Weitere Verfasser: Batten, Bruce Loyd 1958- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
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Veröffentlicht: Corvallis, Or. Oregon State Univ. Press 2015
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Zusammenfassung:"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. How has the human-nature relationship changed over time in Japan? How does Japan's environmental history compare with that of other countries, or that of the world as a whole? Environment and Society in the Japanese Islands attempts to answer these questions through a series of case studies by leading Japanese and Western historians, geographers, archaeologists, and climatologists. These essays, on diverse topics from all periods of Japanese history and prehistory, are unified by their focus on the key concepts of 'resilience' and 'risk mitigation.' Taken as a whole, they place Japan's experience in global context and call into question the commonly presumed division between pre-modern and modern environmental history. Primarily intended for scholars and students in fields related to Japan or environmental history, these accessibly-written essays will be valuable to anyone wishing to learn about the historical roots of today's environmental issues or the complex relationship between human society and the natural environment"--
Beschreibung:Papers from a conference that took place at the Tokai University Pacific Center in Honolulu on March 28-29, 2011. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XV, 291 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9780870718014

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