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This book proposes the use of green infrastructure to balance biodiversity conservation and disaster management. Paddy fields are one example of such infrastructure and are the focus of this book. In Japan, abandoned, once-cultivated land is increasing in the paddy fields due to the aging of society and recent depopulation. The author proposes to consolidate such lands and create wetlands because the paddy fields hold water during heavy rains,...

This book proposes the use of green infrastructure to balance biodiversity conservation and disaster management. Paddy fields are one example of such infrastructure and are the focus of this book. In Japan, abandoned, once-cultivated land is increasing in the paddy fields due to the aging of society and recent depopulation. The author proposes to consolidate such lands and create wetlands because the paddy fields hold water during heavy rains,...

This is one of the most fundamental and basic handbooks from the Asia-Pacific region for the identification of the excavated faunal remains. The book focuses on recent developments in identification techniques. It will be of interest to archaeologists, as well as students of zoology and paleontology, and other researchers in the field. Illustrations of important species and bone elements are included for systematic and comprehensive comparison...

Lake Biwa is the largest natural lake in Japan. The Lake Biwa has been managed by Act on Special Measures concerning Lake Biwa Comprehensive Development. In terms of being managed, the Lake Biwa is same as artificial lakes which are called dam. The Lake Biwa Comprehensive Development Project was conducted from 1972 to 1997, and after that, submerged macrophytes in the southern basin of Lake Biwa have been increased. On the other hand, macroinv...

Japan is located in the Asian monsoon region. Japan is one of the countries succeeded in modernizing agriculture in the Asian monsoon area. The Land Improvement Act of Japan amended in June 2001 requires agricultural and rural development projects to be harmonized with the environment. It is widely recognized that transforming concrete irrigation and drainage canals into earthen ones, and minimizing the differences in elevation between paddy p...