UNU B35143

• This book analyses changes which have occurred in satoyama-satoumi ecosystems over the last 50 years and identifies plausible future scenarios for the year 2050 taking into account various drivers such as governmental and economic policy, climate change, technology and socio-behavioural responses.

MSC Sustainable 2012

1 The Japan Satoyama Satoumi Assessment: Objectives, focus and approach -- Anantha Kumar Duraiappah and Koji Nakamura

2 Satoyama and satoumi, and ecosystem services: A conceptual framework --- Osamu Saito and Hideaki Shibata

3 What are the key drivers of change and current status of satoyama and satoumi? --- Toshiya Okuro, Takakazu Yumoto, Hiroyuki Matsuda and Naoki Hayashi

4 Why is change to satoyama and satoumi a concern? --- Takakazu Yumoto

5 What and how effective have the main responses to address changes in satoyama and satoumi been? --- Toshimori Takahashi

6 What are the futures of satoyama and satoumi --- Shizuka Hashimoto

7 Conclusion --- Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Masataka Watanabe and Maiko Nishi

8 Hokkaido cluster --- Tetsuya Kondo and Taisuke Miyauchi

9 Tohoku cluster --- Takaaki Koganezawa and Tohru Nakashizuka

10 Hokushinetsu cluster --- Koji Nakamura and Shigeyuki Yamamoto

11 Kanto-Chubu cluster: The future of satoyama, satoumi and cities --- Tatsuhiro Ohkubo and Satoru Sadohara

12 Western Japan cluster --- Tomoya Akimichi and Yukihiro Morimoto

13 Western Japan cluster: Seto Inland Sea as satoumi --- Osamu Matsuda

Appendix A Classification structure and indicators of satoyama and satoumi ecosystem services

Appendix B Assessed responses for satoyama and satoumi landscapes

Appendix C Maps of Japanese locations