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Environmentally Friendly Farming in Japan: Introduction

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Social-Ecological Restoration in Paddy-Dominated Landscapes

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Rice paddy fields are a typical component of the Satoyama (human-dominated) landscape in Japan, and they have multiple functions beyond their role in rice production. However, agricultural intensification and farmland abandonment have led to the degradation of rice paddy fields in Japan. To conserve or restore the multiple functions of paddy fields, much attention has focused on environmentally friendly farming practices. As a guide to Part 2, this chapter summarizes representative environmentally friendly farming practices in Japan.

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  1. Center for Toki and Ecological Restoration (CTER), Niigata University, 1101-1 Niibo-katagami, Sado, 952-0103, Japan

    Nisikawa Usio

  2. Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology (K-INET), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-mati, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan

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Usio, N. (2014). Environmentally Friendly Farming in Japan: Introduction. 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_5

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