Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures

Preface.- 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 characteristic of cultural landscapes 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 man and nature landscapes.- 8. 'Cho-bun', the anthropogeneous landscape in Haui Island, Southwestern Korea.- 9. Human impact on coastal sand dune ecosystem in Korea.- 10. Have the ecological human rights been globally lost? A conflict of ecological spatial requirements and cultural landscape opportunities in the modern Homo sapiens.- Part 2. Measuring and Managing Patterns and Processes of Cultural Landscapes.- 11. A methodological framework to quantify anthropogenic effects on landscape pattern.- 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 assessment 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.- 19. Restoring Central Asian floodplain ecosystems as natural capital and cultural heritage in a continental desert environment.- Part 3. Concluding Remarks.- 20. Integrating nature and culture in landscapeecology.

From the reviews:

"This book captures the current scope and essence of landscape ecological work across Asia ... . a helpful introduction or reference for landscape ecologists embarking on studies in Asia or for those who may be new to working in these countries and landscapes. It will convey to readers a sense of the rich cultural influence on Asian landscapes over millennia, and stress the importance of understanding and exploring human-nature interactions as part of any landscape ecological study in Asia and elsewhere." (Janet Silbernagel, Landscape Ecology, Vol. 27, 2012)