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Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future
Lectures Given at the Plenary Sessions of the International Geographical Union Kyoto Regional Conference, 2013
Av Kohei Okamoto, Yoshitaka Ishikawa
Inbunden, 2014
1530 kr
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The title of this book, Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future, is from the theme of the 2013 Kyoto Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union. Over the past few decades, globalization has strengthened connections among countries and regions of the world and …
Geography of Religion in Japan
Religious Space, Landscape, and Behavior
Inbunden, 2013
1095 kr
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This book discusses modern aspects of Japanese religion in terms of cultural geography. To understand the function of religion, it is essential to examine it in the context of local societies. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese religion is its diversity; indeed, it is often …
Geography Education in Japan
Av Yoshiyasu Ida, Minori Yuda m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1064 kr
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In a globalized market where the emerging workforce will increasingly travel within their nations and abroad for work opportunities, it is valuable to learn about the international education system and practices, to assess the competition. For example, annual comparison of student performance is …
Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia
Inbunden, 2014
1128 kr
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This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Asian studies, cultural industries, economic geography, and related areas of study. It discusses the results of a microscopic survey focusing on topics such as how animation studios form business relationships and how workers gain skills in …
Environmental Change and the Social Response in the Amur River Basin
Av Shigeko Haruyama, Takayuki Shiraiwa
Inbunden, 2014
1095 kr
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This book features research on historical land use and land cover in the Amur River Basin, which are important not only for residents there but also for those affected by its material and water cycles. Land use and land cover are affected by natural and human interactions over long and short …
Himalayan Nature and Tibetan Buddhist Culture in Arunachal Pradesh, India
A Study of Monpa
Av Kazuharu Mizuno, Lobsang Tenpa
Inbunden, 2015
1095 kr
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This is the first book to systematically describe the formation and historical changes of the Monpa people’s area (Monyul) through its nature, society, culture, religion, agriculture and historically deep ties with Bhutan, Tibet and the Tibetan Buddhist faith. The state of Arunachal Pradesh is …
Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
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This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Asian studies, cultural industries, economic geography, and related areas of study. It discusses the results of a microscopic survey focusing on topics such as how animation studios form business relationships and how workers gain skills in …
Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future
Lectures Given at the Plenary Sessions of the International Geographical Union Kyoto Regional Conference, 2013
Av Kohei Okamoto, Yoshitaka Ishikawa
Häftad, 2016
1227 kr
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The title of this book, Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future, is from the theme of the 2013 Kyoto Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union. Over the past few decades, globalization has strengthened connections among countries and regions of the world and …
Geography of Religion in Japan
Religious Space, Landscape, and Behavior
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book discusses modern aspects of Japanese religion in terms of cultural geography. To understand the function of religion, it is essential to examine it in the context of local societies. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese religion is its diversity; indeed, it is often …
Geography Education in Japan
Av Yoshiyasu Ida, Minori Yuda m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
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In a globalized market where the emerging workforce will increasingly travel within their nations and abroad for work opportunities, it is valuable to learn about the international education system and practices, to assess the competition. For example, annual comparison of student performance is …
Himalayan Nature and Tibetan Buddhist Culture in Arunachal Pradesh, India
A Study of Monpa
Av Kazuharu Mizuno, Lobsang Tenpa
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is the first book to systematically describe the formation and historical changes of the Monpa people’s area (Monyul) through its nature, society, culture, religion, agriculture and historically deep ties with Bhutan, Tibet and the Tibetan Buddhist faith. The state of Arunachal Pradesh is …
Japanese Advance into the Pacific Ocean
The Albatross and the Great Bird Rush
Inbunden, 2017
1313 kr
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This book asserts that the albatross was the reason for the advance of the Japanese into the isolated islands in the Pacific after the abolition of the Japanese “closed-door” policy that had been in effect from the seventeenth century to the latter part of the nineteenth century. The birds’ plumage …
Tokyo as a Global City
New Geographical Perspectives
Av Toshio Kikuchi, Toshihiko Sugai
Inbunden, 2018
1748 kr
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This book examines Tokyo’s changes, current challenges, and future trends through a new kind of regional geography and serves as an important source of comprehensive information about the past, present, and future perspectives of Tokyo as a global city. Regional geography relies on two main …
Anthropogenic Soils in Japan
Av Makiko Watanabe, Masayuki Kawahigashi
Inbunden, 2018
1313 kr
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This book enhances the discussion of anthropized soils with photographs of soil profiles and provides general information about soils in Japan, using data on their physical and chemical properties. Soils targeted in this book have wide spectra in anthropized influences from lesser effects such as …
Tokyo as a Global City
New Geographical Perspectives
Av Toshio Kikuchi, Toshihiko Sugai
Häftad, 2019
1748 kr
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This book examines Tokyo’s changes, current challenges, and future trends through a new kind of regional geography and serves as an important source of comprehensive information about the past, present, and future perspectives of Tokyo as a global city. Regional geography relies on two main …
Anthropogenic Soils in Japan
Av Makiko Watanabe, Masayuki Kawahigashi
Häftad, 2019
1313 kr
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This book enhances the discussion of anthropized soils with photographs of soil profiles and provides general information about soils in Japan, using data on their physical and chemical properties. Soils targeted in this book have wide spectra in anthropized influences from lesser effects such as …
Japanese Advance into the Pacific Ocean
The Albatross and the Great Bird Rush
Häftad, 2019
1352 kr
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This book asserts that the albatross was the reason for the advance of the Japanese into the isolated islands in the Pacific after the abolition of the Japanese “closed-door” policy that had been in effect from the seventeenth century to the latter part of the nineteenth century. The birds’ plumage …
Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia
Av Satoshi Yokoyama, Jun Matsumoto m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1639 kr
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The giant Asian monsoon has formed a diverse climate and natural environment. The Asian monsoon climate manifests itself in manifold ways depending not just on the latitude or altitude of an area but also on physical conditions such as topography and vegetation and even the size of its human …
Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia
Av Satoshi Yokoyama, Jun Matsumoto m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1639 kr
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The giant Asian monsoon has formed a diverse climate and natural environment. The Asian monsoon climate manifests itself in manifold ways depending not just on the latitude or altitude of an area but also on physical conditions such as topography and vegetation and even the size of its human …
Divided Tokyo
Disparities in Living Conditions in the City Center and the Shrinking Suburbs
Av Tomoko Kubo
Inbunden, 2020
1530 kr
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This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the …
Divided Tokyo
Disparities in Living Conditions in the City Center and the Shrinking Suburbs
Av Tomoko Kubo
Häftad, 2021
1530 kr
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This book explores how and why Tokyo has been divided over time in terms of living conditions. First, recent urban discourses that explain the transformation of Tokyo’s urban structure are examined, along with social changes and the expansion of unequal residential conditions within the …
Urban Food Deserts in Japan
Av Nobuyuki Iwama, Tatsuto Asakawa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1576 kr
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This book introduces the Japanese urban food desert (FD). Currently, Japan has the most rapidly aging society in the world, with a shrinking population and food desert issues in connection with the isolation of the elderly people from their families and local communities. The types of food deserts …
Urban Food Deserts in Japan
Av Nobuyuki Iwama, Tatsuto Asakawa m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1576 kr
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This book introduces the Japanese urban food desert (FD). Currently, Japan has the most rapidly aging society in the world, with a shrinking population and food desert issues in connection with the isolation of the elderly people from their families and local communities. The types of food deserts …
Regional Innovation and Networks in Japan
Inbunden, 2021
1422 kr
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This book provides a novel perspective on networks and innovation in the field of economic geography and presents new findings through theoretical foundations and empirical analyses. The book focuses on various temporary systems in industrial agglomerations such as joint R&D, trade fairs, business …
Regional Innovation and Networks in Japan
Häftad, 2022
1313 kr
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This book provides a novel perspective on networks and innovation in the field of economic geography and presents new findings through theoretical foundations and empirical analyses. The book focuses on various temporary systems in industrial agglomerations such as joint R&D, trade fairs, business …
Glaciers, Nature, Water, and Local Community in Mount Kenya
Av Kazuharu Mizuno, Yuya Otani
Inbunden, 2022
911 kr
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This book describes the challenges for the natural environments and local communities in the future. Among the high mountains of Africa, only Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains are still capped with glaciers. The retreating rate of these glaciers has accelerated, and they are …
Glaciers, Nature, Water, and Local Community in Mount Kenya
Av Kazuharu Mizuno, Yuya Otani
Häftad, 2023
911 kr
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This book describes the challenges for the natural environments and local communities in the future. Among the high mountains of Africa, only Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains are still capped with glaciers. The retreating rate of these glaciers has accelerated, and they are …
Insularity and Geographic Diversity of the Peripheral Japanese Islands
Av Akitoshi Hiraoka, Satoshi Suyama m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1639 kr
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This book clarifies the geography of the peripheral Japanese islands from a variety of angles. The islands are distributed in the tropical and cool temperate zones, and the most distant inhabited islands are more than 1,000 km from the mainland. In the past, they were Japan's frontier, close to …
Insularity and Geographic Diversity of the Peripheral Japanese Islands
Av Akitoshi Hiraoka, Satoshi Suyama m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
1639 kr
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This book clarifies the geography of the peripheral Japanese islands from a variety of angles. The islands are distributed in the tropical and cool temperate zones, and the most distant inhabited islands are more than 1,000 km from the mainland. In the past, they were Japan's frontier, close to …
Management Geography
Asian Perspectives Focusing on Japan and Surrounding Regions
Av Atsushi Taira, Rolf D. Schlunze
Inbunden, 2022
1095 kr
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Management geography explores the spatial characteristics of management-related issues, especially of firms. This book discusses management geography in Japan and other Asian countries from Asian perspectives. The field has made significant contributions to the global economy but has not been …
