Social-Ecological Systems in Transition
This book presents an overview of current knowledge about social–ecological systems (SESs), a productive new field dedicated to understanding the relationships between human society and nature. To make the reader aware of how SESs are necessary to maintai
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Shoko Sakai Chieko Umetsu Editors
Social– Ecological Systems in Transition
Global Environmental Studies Editor-in-Chief: Ken-ichi Abe
Series Editors: Daniel Niles Masahiro Terada Hein Mallee
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Shoko Sakai • Chieko Umetsu Editors
Social–Ecological Systems in Transition
Editors Shoko Sakai Center for Ecological Research Kyoto University Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Chieko Umetsu Graduate School of Fisheries Science and Environmental Studies Nagasaki University Nagasaki, Japan
ISSN 2192-6336 ISSN 2192-6344 (electronic) ISBN 978-4-431-54909-3 ISBN 978-4-431-54910-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54910-9 Springer Tokyo Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014942559 © Springer Japan 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Human activities have severely degraded most natural ecosystems, which are now in a critical condition. Various approaches have been developed to improve social–ecological systems for a better understanding of environmental problems and to explore better ways to increase the sustainability of both ecosystems and human societies. However, a clear perspective of how to address such problems is still lacking. Part of the difficulty arises be
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