Sustainability in Contemporary Rural Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sustainability in Contemporary Rural Japan write by Stephanie Assmann. This book was released on 2015-12-22. Sustainability in Contemporary Rural Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rural communities in Japan have suffered from significant depopulation and economic downturn in post-war years. Low birth rates, aging populations, agricultural decline and youth migration to large cities have been compounded by the triple disaster of 11 March 2011, which destroyed farming and fishing communities and left thousands of people homeless. This book identifies these challenges and acknowledges that an era of post-growth has arrived in Japan. Through exploring new forms of regional employment, community empowerment, and reverse migration, the authors address potential opportunities and benefits that may help to create and ensure the quality of life in depopulating areas and post-disaster scenarios. This book will be of interest not only to students of Japanese society, but also to those outside of Japan who are seeking new approaches for tackling depopulation challenges.
Regional Development Through Ecological Business
Regional Development Through Ecological Business - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Regional Development Through Ecological Business write by Makoto Hirano. This book was released on 2013. Regional Development Through Ecological Business available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Beyond the Limits to Growth
Beyond the Limits to Growth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond the Limits to Growth write by Hiroshi Komiyama. This book was released on 2014-02-18. Beyond the Limits to Growth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At a time when contemporary challenges seem to many to be insurmountable, this book offers an optimistic view of the future and provides a road map for societies to get there. Drawing upon extensive research and many years as a thought leader in environmental and sustainability issues in Japan and internationally, Hiroshi Komiyama analyzes the most pressing challenges to the attainment of sustainability of economically advanced nations and argues forcefully for Japan to lead them out of the present dilemma through active promotion of creative consumer and societal demand. He shows how an active industry–government–academic partnership can provide the environment needed to promote such new creative demand and illustrates its potential through presentation of a Platinum Society Network that was launched on a regional basis in Japan in 2010 to facilitate the solution of common issues through the exchange of information and ideas. What is perhaps most surprising about the text is its unwavering optimism supported by hard evidence, history, and insightful observation. Problems arising from new paradigms of the 21st century (what the author refers to as “exploding knowledge, limited Earth resources, and aging societies“) thwart sustainable development in advanced and developing countries alike. All countries will struggle with issues that evolve from these paradigms including diminishing resources, expanding budget deficits, and growing global environmental problems. This window on potential practical pathways and solutions should be of interest to all those engaged in seeking ways to meet these contemporary challenges.
Sustainable Development in Rural China
Sustainable Development in Rural China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sustainable Development in Rural China write by Bingtao Qin. This book was released on 2015-03-27. Sustainable Development in Rural China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book provides a study of sustainable development in rural China. Because of its huge population and vast land area, this is an important issue not only for China but for the whole world. The research presented is both multi aspect and systematical. It can be likened to a tree where the trunk is the three main aspects: economy, environment and rural society, and the five main branches are agricultural development, industrial pollution, energy security, labor migration and social welfare, and these are the book’s five main topics. The research methods of field survey and Sino-Japanese comparison will be of particular interest to readers. The field survey enables readers to become familiar with the environment of rural China. Survey reports and data provide readers with a more profound and vivid understanding of rural China and comparative methods benefit readers from different countries and a variety of cultural backgrounds. For Japanese readers or readers who understand Japanese well, they make China more easily understandable, while Chinese readers gain insights into the country’s future and the direction of current developments based on a Japanese frame of reference. For readers outside China and Japan, this book serves as an introduction to Chinese society and also to Japan. Finally, the author provides various paradigmatic scenarios, including default and sustainable. After reading this book, readers will be aware that the earlier and the more we pay attention to these issues, the easier it will be for rural China to achieve a sustainable situation.
Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan
Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan write by Niccolò Lollini. This book was released on 2023-10-27. Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in an agricultural cooperative running a training programme for aspiring farmers, this book explores the possibilities of agrarian and land-based modes of livelihood in contemporary Japan. The book is organised around the four key hurdles faced by new agricultural entrants: the acquisition of land and housing, farming know-how, capital, and market outlets. New farmers look with fresh eyes at agricultural issues, and their experiences provide a vantage point over the institutions shaping rural and agricultural life. The book documents the mounting problem of land and house abandonment in regional Japan, the role of agriculture in the revitalisation of rural communities, and the transformation of Japan’s agrifood system. To avoid reinforcing Japan’s exceptionalism, agricultural policy, farming practices, and fresh food distribution are analysed from a comparative perspective, shedding new light on processes of agrarian change in developed market economies. Providing an in-depth insight into pro-rural migration in the face of Japan’s shrinking regions and its declining agricultural sector, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese society, agrarian policy, and rural sociology.
