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Socio-ecological Systems in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes in Asian Monsoon

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Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes

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Socio-ecological production landscapes such as Japan’s Satoyama have been rapidly declining in many countries because of various factors, including increased rural–urban migration, rapidly aging population, depopulation, land use conversion, and abandonment of traditional agricultural cultivation. In this chapter, current conditions and trends in paddy-dominated landscapes in Asia are reviewed, ways and means of restoring ecosystems and enhancing resilience against various changes are explored, and governance models for efficient, equitable, and sustainable management of ecosystem services across a range of stakeholders are identified.

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Acknowledgments

This research was conducted as part of the projects titled the “Strategy to Enhance Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes Utilizing Traditional Bio-production Systems in Rural Asia” (CECAR-Asia: FY2011–FY2013, E-1101) and the “Tradeoff Analysis and Local Governance Model of Satoyama Ecosystem Services” (ES-Tradeoff, FY2013–FY2015, 1-1303). These projects have been supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

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Saito, O., Ichikawa, K. (2014). Socio-ecological Systems in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes in Asian Monsoon. In: Usio, N., Miyashita, T. (eds) Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55330-4_2

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