Managing Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia : : Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action.

• Superior document: Science for Sustainable Societies Series
• Author: Saito, Osamu.
• TeilnehmendeR: Subramanian, Suneetha M.; Hashimoto, Shizuka.; Takeuchi, Kazuhiko.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Science for Sustainable Societies Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes -- 1.1 Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes -- 1.2 Challenges and Opportunities for Contemporary SEPLS -- 1.2.1 Challenges -- 1.2.2 Opportunities -- 1.3 Sustainability Science Research and SEPLS -- 1.4 Objectives and Organization of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Mapping the Policy Interventions on Marine Social-Ecological Systems: Case Study of Sekisei Lagoon, Southwest Japan -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Ocean Policy in Japan -- 2.1.2 Objective of This Chapter -- 2.2 Method -- 2.2.1 The Social-Ecological Systems (SES) Schematic -- 2.2.2 Review of the Policy Interventions -- 2.3 Results -- 2.4 Discussions -- 2.4.1 SES Schematic as a Boundary Object -- 2.4.2 Integration of the Sectoral Policies and the Multilevel Governance -- 2.4.3 Next Step -- References -- Chapter 3: How to Engage Tourists in Invasive Carp Removal: Application of a Discrete Choice Model -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Study Background and Methods -- 3.2.1 Research Site -- 3.2.2 Questionnaire Design -- 3.2.3 Data Collection -- 3.2.4 Econometric Model -- 3.3 Results -- 3.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Use of Backcasting to Promote Urban Transformation to Sustainability: The Case of Toyama City, Japan -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Background Issues of This Study -- 4.1.2 Analytical Perspectives and Research Questions -- 4.2 Designs of Backcasting Scenario-Making: Citizen Participatory Workshop -- 4.2.1 Setting of the Workshop Held in the City of Toyama, Japan -- 4.2.1.1 Reasons for Choosing the Targeted City -- 4.2.1.2 Membership of WS Participants -- 4.2.2 Methods and Techniques of Dialogue Among the Workshop Participants -- 4.2.2.1 Rules and Norms for Free Dialogue -- 4.2.2.2 Use of Key Items for Guidance.

4.2.2.3 Use of Logic Tree -- 4.2.2.4 Creating Multiple Scenarios -- 4.2.2.5 Choosing the Best Scenario -- 4.3 Verification Approaches to Research Questions -- 4.3.1 Examination of Multiple Visions -- 4.3.2 Use of the Sustainable Society Scenario (3S) Simulator -- 4.4 Results, Analyses, and Discussion -- 4.4.1 Divergent Opinions Reflected in the Scenarios -- 4.4.2 Convergence Found from the BC Scenarios and Their Making -- 4.4.2.1 Merged into a Holistic, "Systemness" Perspective -- 4.4.2.2 Textual Structures Backed by Logical Consistency -- 4.4.2.3 Issue-Oriented Concerns Being Shared -- 4.5 Conclusions and Implications for Further Research -- References -- Chapter 5: Traditional Knowledge, Institutions and Human Sociality in Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A Brief Profile of the Sundarbans: A Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape (SEPLS) -- 5.2.1 Structure: Dynamic Mosaics of Habitats and Land Uses -- 5.2.2 Benefits: Maintaining Biodiversity and Providing Humans with Goods and Services -- 5.2.3 Changes: Shaped by the Interactions Between People and Nature -- 5.3 A Conceptual Framework: SEPLS, Human Sociality and Sustainability -- 5.4 Drivers of Biodiversity Resource Degradation of the Sundarbans -- 5.4.1 Structure of Property Rights of the Sundarbans -- 5.4.2 Increasing Habitation and Illegal Encroachment -- 5.4.3 Rent-Seeking Tendency and Extra-Legal Management -- 5.4.4 Land Reclamation and Shrimp Cultivation -- 5.4.5 Marginalisation of Traditional Forest Users -- 5.5 Informal Institutions, Traditional Knowledge and Human Sociality: Towards Sustainable Conservation of Biodiversity Resources -- 5.5.1 Traditional Rules and Practices Followed by IPLCs -- 5.5.1.1 Rules Followed by the Mouals (Honey/Wax Collectors).

5.5.1.2 Rules Followed by Bawalis (Wood Collectors) -- 5.5.1.3 Traditional Practices of Golpata (Nypa fruticans) Harvesters -- 5.5.1.4 Customary Rules Followed by Jele (Traditional Fishers) -- 5.5.2 Innovation and Diversification of Livelihood Patterns -- 5.5.2.1 Innovative Techniques in Agriculture -- 5.5.2.2 Community-Based Mangrove Agro Aqua Silvi (CMAAS) Culture -- 5.6 IPLCs, Resilience and Aichi Biodiversity Targets -- 5.7 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Lessons Learned from Application of the "Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)" Under the Satoyama Initiative -- 6.1 Introduction and Background -- 6.2 The Indicators and Resilience Assessment -- 6.3 Experiences Using the Indicators of Resilience -- 6.3.1 Use of the Indicators to Facilitate Participatory Governance and Decision-Making: The COMDEKS Program -- 6.3.2 Using the Indicators for Community Benefits Under the "GEF-Satoyama Project" -- 6.3.3 A Case Study in Agrobiodiversity from Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, Cuba -- 6.3.4 Using the Indicators for Community Self-Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Evaluation in Japan -- 6.3.5 Supporting Communities in Decision-Making Related to Restoration of Ecosystem Services in Tanzania -- 6.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7: Place-Based Solutions for Conservation and Restoration of Social-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes in Asia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 An Accelerating Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia -- 7.1.2 Community-Based Sustainable Use and Management of Resources -- 7.1.3 The New Challenges to Sustainable Use and Management of SEPLS -- 7.1.4 Conservation and Restoration Solutions for SEPLS -- 7.2 Methodology -- 7.2.1 A Societal-Based Approach to Solution Scanning -- 7.2.2 Methods.

7.3 Experiences, Actors, and Ecosystems in Navigating Place-Based Solutions -- 7.3.1 Sub-regional Experiences and Variation of Place-Based Solutions -- 7.3.2 Sub-regional Multi-stakeholder Coalitions for Conservation and Restoration Solutions in SEPLS -- 7.3.3 Mosaic Landscapes of Multiple Ecosystems -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.4.1 Selecting Place-Based Solutions for Different Social-Ecological Systems -- 7.4.2 Meeting the New Challenges for Sustainable Use and Management of SEPLS -- 7.4.3 Place-Based Solutions for Sustainable Use and Management of Production Landscapes and Seascapes -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Mapping the Current Understanding of Biodiversity Science-Policy Interfaces -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Methodology -- 8.3 Results and Discussion -- 8.3.1 Distribution of SPI Studies -- 8.3.2 SPI Features -- 8.3.2.1 Overview -- Challenges and Possible Solutions -- Outcomes -- 8.3.2.2 SPI Goal -- 8.3.2.3 SPI Structure -- 8.3.2.4 SPI Process -- 8.3.2.5 SPI Output -- 8.3.2.6 SPI Outcome -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Synthesis: Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia -- 9.1 Summary of the Book -- 9.2 Implications for Transformative Changes toward Sustainability -- 9.3 Afterword: Future Research Directions -- References.