Decision Science for Future Earth : : Theory and Practice.

• Author: Yahara, Tetsukazu.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: The Conceptual Framework of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society -- Chapter 1: Decision Science for Future Earth: A Conceptual Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Framework of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society -- 2.1 Science of IDEA Cycle, an Iterative Process of Decision-Making and Adaptive Learning -- 2.2 Relationship of the IDEA Cycle with Some Previous Concepts -- 2.3 Evolutionary Theory as a Basis of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society -- 3 Learning from Failures and Guidelines for Co-design -- 3.1 Vulnerability of Group Decision-Making -- 3.2 Predictable Surprise -- 3.2.1 Heuristics -- 3.2.2 Error Management Biases -- 3.3 Guidelines for Co-design Among Stakeholders -- 4 Learning from Successes in Local Communities -- 4.1 Seeds of a Good Anthropocene and Efforts for Adaptive Comanagement -- 4.2 Lessons Learned from Efforts for Adaptive Comanagement -- 4.3 Lessons from Transdisciplinary Projects at the Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society (IDS3) -- 4.3.1 Ecosystem Comanagement in Yakushima, Japan -- 4.3.2 Citizenship Education in an Aging Society of Tsushima, Japan -- 4.3.3 Recovery from Flood Damage in Asakura and Toho, Japan -- 4.3.4 Supporting Community Forestry in Cambodia -- 4.3.5 Development of Portable Health Clinic as Social Business in India -- 4.4 The Roles of Scientists to Drive the Evolution of Knowledge, Institutions, and Social Ties -- 5 How can We Transform Our Society Toward a Sustainable Future? -- 5.1 Promoting Participatory Process -- 5.2 Reducing Conflicts Among Groups with Different Value Systems -- 5.3 Improvement of Institutions -- 5.4 Strengthening Education and Adaptive Learning -- 5.5 Acting Based on Hope Rather than Fear for a Sustainable Future -- 5.6 Evolution of Institutions and Knowledge Toward a Sustainable Future.

References -- Part II: Lessons Learned from Trans-Disciplinary Studies in Local Communities -- Chapter 2: How Can We Develop a Co-design, Co-production, and Co-delivery Process Toward a Sustainable Local Society? Comparat... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Questions and Perspectives -- 2.1 Scale-Sensitivity -- 2.2 Can Science Transform Society for Sustainability? -- 2.3 Interdisciplinary Research -- 2.4 What Is Society? Who Are Stakeholders? -- 2.5 Taking the ``Co-design/Co-production/Co-delivery ́́Process Seriously -- 3 Problem Setting -- 4 Hypothetical Indicators -- 4.1 Gap Analysis Indicators -- 4.1.1 Stakeholding -- 4.1.2 Scaling -- 4.1.3 Framing -- 4.1.4 Priority -- 4.1.5 Accountability -- 4.1.6 Time Setting -- 4.1.7 Transition Process -- 4.2 Social Consideration Indicators -- 4.2.1 Coordination Subject -- 4.2.2 Social Sensitivity (Awareness of Societal Sensitivity) -- 4.2.3 Social Capital -- 4.2.4 Fairness/Justice -- 4.2.5 Independence/Neutrality -- 4.3 Social Evaluation Indicators -- 4.3.1 Legitimacy -- 4.3.2 How to Decide? -- 4.3.3 Who Decides, for Whom and to Whom? -- 4.3.4 Usefulness of Science -- 4.3.5 Social Sensitivity -- 4.4 Additional Factors -- 4.4.1 Personality -- 4.4.2 Integration of Scientific Research and Education -- 5 Hypothetical Timeline -- 6 Hypothetical Outline Map -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Co-design, Co-production, and Co-evaluation Processes for a Mobile Health Check-Up Research Project in Jaipur, Indi... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Portable Health Clinic (PHC) Research Project -- 2.1 Data Sources -- 2.1.1 Co-design and Co-production Processes Among KU, GC, and BGC in Phase 1 (Photo 3.1) -- 2.1.2 Co-design Process with Local Government Agencies in Phase 2 (Photo 3.2) -- 2.1.3 Co-design, Co-production, and Co-evaluation Processes with a Civil Society Organization in Phase 3 (Photo 3.3).

2.1.4 Co-design, Co-production, and Co-evaluation Processes with Local Government Industry in Phase 4 (Photo 3.4) -- 2.1.5 Co-design, Co-production, and Co-evaluation Processes with Local Private Industry in Phase 5 (Photo 3.5) -- 2.1.6 Summary of Co-design and Co-production Processes in All Five Phases -- References -- Chapter 4: Sustainability of Micro Hydropower Generation in a Traditional Community of Indonesia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Case History -- 2.1 Phase I (2015): Setting Up the Research Agenda to be Tackled (Co-design) -- 2.2 Phase II (2016): Research Framework in the Ciptagelar Village (Co-design) -- 2.3 Phase III (2017): Learning the Context of the Ciptagelar Community (Co-production) -- 2.4 Phase IV (2018): Scientific Outcomes Revealing the Sustainability Issues of MHP Plants in Ciptagelar (Co-production) -- 3 Exploring Measures to Solve the Issues -- 4 Concluding Remarks and Perspectives -- 5 Lessons Learned -- References -- Chapter 5: Conflict of Legitimacy Over Tropical Forest Lands: Lessons for Collaboration from the Case of Industrial Tree Plant... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inequality of Landholding Structure -- 3 Legal Pluralism Formed by Historical Circumstances -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6: Sustainable Community Co-development Through Collaboration of Science and Society: Comparison of Success and Failur... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Local Society and Local Community -- 3 Tsushima Island -- 4 Project ``Looking for Island Treasures ́́by Local High School Students -- 4.1 Background of the Project Starting -- 4.2 Trial Experiment in the First Year -- 4.3 Development Phase in Second Year -- 4.4 Examining from the Perspective of ``Co-design/Co-production/Co-delivery ́́-- 5 Project ``Reconversion of Abandoned Farmland ́́in Consideration of Biodiversity -- 5.1 Background of the Project Planning -- 5.2 Project Start.

5.3 Project Development -- 5.4 Lesson Learned from the Project ``Reconversion of Abandoned Farmland ́́-- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Sustainable Natural Resource Management: Theory and Practice -- Chapter 7: Theoretical Models as a Tool to Derive Management Strategies for Sustainable Natural Resource Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Connecting the Understanding of Mechanism for Human Cooperation to Strategies for Cooperation in Real Setting -- 2.1 Illegal Logging Suppression -- 2.2 Model -- 2.3 Findings -- 3 Incorporating Social and Ecological Knowledge: Coupled Dynamics for Sustainable Resource Management -- 3.1 Mongolian Rangeland Management -- 3.2 Model -- 3.3 Findings -- 4 Testing Influences of New Stakeholders in Resource Use -- 4.1 Tourists and Traditional Divers in a Common Fishing Ground -- 4.2 Model -- 4.3 Findings -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Environmental Concerns of the Pulp and Paper Industry: Focusing on Household and Sanitary Paper Products -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Survey 1: Visit and Interview APP Paper Mills -- 2.2 Survey 2: Market Survey of Household Paper Products -- 2.3 Survey 3: Interview with End Consumers -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Challenges for Major Paper Manufacturers in China -- 3.2 Difference in Market Penetration of Eco-friendly Household Paper Products in North and South China -- 3.3 University Students Value Environment More When Selecting Household Paper Products -- 4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 9: Contribution of Community-Based Ecotourism to Forest Conservation and Local Livelihoods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chambok CBET -- 3 Contribution to Forest Conservation -- 4 Contribution of CBET to Household Income -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Co-designs in a Disaster Recovery Process: Case Studies in the Area Affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake.

Chapter 10: Oral Care that Supports Healthy Lives as a Case Study of the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 1 The Rapid Increase of Pneumonia After the Disaster -- 2 Pneumonia Outbreak After the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 3 The Importance of Oral Care -- 4 Oral Care Activities by Dentists and Dental Hygienists for Reducing Pneumonia Outbreak After the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 5 Mouth Breathing, Its Causes, and Adverse Effects: What People Can Do for Sustainable Health -- References -- Chapter 11: Experiences of University Student Volunteer Activities to Revitalize the Area Affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Students ́Volunteer Activities After the Earthquake -- 2.1 Students ́Actions in the Early Stage After the Earthquake -- 2.2 Tokai University Students in Minami-Aso Village -- 3 Aso Fukkoheno Michi: Experiences and Problems in Activities -- 4 Involvement of the Decision Science Center of Kyushu University Project Team and Its Activities -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Data Sources -- References -- Chapter 12: Attempt to Develop High-Value Rice in the Shimojin District, Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture: Transition Into Su... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Effort for the Development of High-Quality Rice Production Before the Earthquakes: ``Winter Flooded Rice Paddy Fields ́́an... -- 2.2 Damage to Paddy Fields in the Shimojin District Caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes -- 3 Consensus Building Process in the Damaged Paddy Restoration in the Shimojin District: Why Did We Aim for High-Value Rice? -- 4 Shimojin Branding Rice in Practice -- 4.1 Design of an Eco-Friendly Agricultural Channel -- 5 Eco-friendly Farming Method Suitable for the Region -- 5.1 Result and Discussion -- References -- Correction to: Decision Science for Future Earth: A Conceptual Framework.