Designing Low Carbon Societies in Landscapes

Nobukazu Nakagoshi, Doctor of Science Prof. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University Publication.

From the book reviews: "The book is suitable for researchers, policy makers and town planners. ... the book is interesting as it 'contains several research cases on tropical regions that had not been actively explored in the past'. Readers have the 'option to choose their favourite chapters according to their individual interests in landscapes'." (P. C. Abhilash, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 87, 2015)

• Part I. Introduction.- 1. Landscape Ecological Approaches to Low-Carbon Society.- Part II. Urban Landscape Ecology.- 2. Cooling potential of urban green spaces in summer.- 3. Is Ecotopia Possible? A few Proposals for Urban Ecology.- 4. Transpiration characteristics of Chinese pines (Pinus tabulaeformis) in an urban environment.- 5. Landscape design for urban biodiversity and ecological education in Yomiya park, Kitakyushu-city, Japan : Approaching from Multi Functional Landscape Planning.- Part III. Ecologies on Cultural Landscapes.- 6. Can Satoyama Offer a Realistic Solution for a Low Carbon Society? Public Perception and Challenges Arising.- 7. Effects of Sustainable Energy Facilities on Landscape: A Case Study of Slovakia.- 8. Low Carbon Society through Pekarangan Traditional Agroforestry Practices in Java, Indonesia.- 9. Challenges and Goal of Sustainable Island: Case Study in UNESCO Shinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve, Korea.- 10. The neglect of traditional ecological knowledge on the wild elephant-related problems in Xishuangbanna, SW China.- 11. Effects of Tropical Successional Forests on Bird Feeding Guilds.- Part IV. Ecologies on Protected Areas.- 12. Understanding development trends and landscape changes of protected areas in peninsular Malaysia: a much needed component of sustainable conservation planning.- 13. Land Use Trends Analysis Using SPOT 5 Images and Its Effect on the Landscape of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.- 14. The Relationship between land use land cover and land degradation of natural protected area in Batang Merao Watershed, Indonesia.- 15. Ecotourism Activities for Sustainability and Management of Forest Protected Areas (Case of Camili Biosphere Reserve Area in Turkey).- 16. Community Aspects on Forest Ecosystems in the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, Indonesia.- 17. Landscape ecology based approach for assessing pekarangan condition to preserve protected area in West Java.-18. Integrated the Aerial Photos and DTM to Estimate the Area and Niche of Arundo formosana in Jiou-Jiou Peaks Natural Reserve of Taiwan.- 19. REDD+ readiness through selected project activities, financial mechanism and provincial perspectives in Indonesia.