Overview
- Proposes unique use of abandoned, once-cultivated land for biodiversity conservation and disaster management
- Includes many figures to show survey results in an easy-to-understand manner
- Is based on the author’s extensive research
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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, which prevents floods and protects cities. This is essential, considering that extreme weather conditions have increased the risk of flood damage in Japan. Not only do such wetlands hold water during the flood season, they also provide habitats for aquatic life and places for children to learn about the natural environment. In addition, fish farming in the wetlands will provide food for many people. The increase in water disasters associated with global warming is occurring not only in Japan but globally. The proposal presented in this book willhelp government officials around the world, especially those involved in urban and rural planning, to consider disaster management—an idea that will be welcomed by both engineers and biologists.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Flood Control
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Paddy Fields
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Case Study of a River
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Case Study of Paddy Fields
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Wetland Development
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Akira Matsui is the director of the Matsui Store Co., Ltd. He completed the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, where he obtained a Ph.D. in agriculture. His specialty is the study of ecological engineering in paddy fields and rivers. He is currently researching a regional natural ecosystem for conservation, carrying out interdisciplinary research that combines ecology and civil engineering and striving to return the results to the world. He is a member of the Ecology and Civil Engineering Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wetland Development in Paddy Fields and Disaster Management
Authors: Akira Matsui
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3735-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3734-7Published: 27 August 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3737-8Published: 28 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-3735-4Published: 26 August 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 262
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 162 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Ecology, Biodiversity, Agriculture