Overview
This book summarizes three years of extensive research conducted in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of the CECAR – Asia project, which was intended to enhance resilience to climate and ecosystem changes by developing mosaic systems to strengthen resilience of bio-production systems through the integration of large-scale modern agriculture systems with traditional, decentralized small-scale systems. The book starts with climate downscaling and impact assessment in rural Asia, and then explores various adaptation options and measures by utilizing modern science and traditional knowledge including home garden systems and ancient irrigation systems. The book subsequently examines the influence of climatic and ecological changes and the vulnerability of social economies from quantitative and qualitative standpoints, applying econometric and statistical models in agriculture communities of Asia to do so. The main goal of all chapters and case studies presented here is to identify the merits of applying organic methods to both commercial large-scale production and traditional production to strengthen social resilience and promote sustainable development. Especially at a time when modern agriculture systems are highly optimized but run the risk of failure due to changes in the climate and ecosystem, this book offers viable approaches to developing an integrated framework of modern and traditional systems to enhance productivity and total system resilience, as illustrated in various case studies.
Full Product Details
Author: Kazuhiko Takeuchi ,
Osamu Saito ,
Hirotaka Matsuda ,
Dr. Geetha Mohan
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Japan
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Japan
Edition: 2018 ed.
Weight: 4.691kg
ISBN: 9784431565956
ISBN 10: 4431565957
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 05 March 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Author Information
Kazuhiko TakeuchiIntegrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), Tokyo, Japan The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (UTIAS), Tokyo, Japan Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Kanagawa, Japan Osamu Saito United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) Tokyo, Japan Hirotaka Matsuda Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) / Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GLI), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Geetha Mohan Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
