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© The Author(s) 2020
O. Saito et al. (eds.), Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and
Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia, Science for Sustainable
Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1133-2_1
Chapter 1
Introduction: Socio-ecological Production
Landscapes and Seascapes
Osamu Saito, Suneetha M Subramanian, Shizuka Hashimoto,
and Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Abstract This book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches
to the sustainable resource management of socio-ecological production landscapes
and seascapes (SEPLS) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and
environmental well-being as well as to build resilience in the ecosystems that support this well-being. This chapter introduces the key concepts and approaches,
objectives, and organization of this book.
Keywords Socio-ecological production landscapes · Indigenous and local
knowledge · Science–policy interface · Ecosystem services · Visualization ·
Mapping · Stakeholder analysis
O. Saito (*)
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
(UNU-IAS), Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@unu.edu
S. M. Subramanian
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH),
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
S. Hashimoto
Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo,
Japan
K. Takeuchi
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
© The Author(s) 2020
O. Saito et al. (eds.), Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and
Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia, Science for Sustainable
Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1133-2_1
Chapter 1
Introduction: Socio-ecological Production
Landscapes and Seascapes
Osamu Saito, Suneetha M Subramanian, Shizuka Hashimoto,
and Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Abstract This book presents up-to-date analyses of community-based approaches
to the sustainable resource management of socio-ecological production landscapes
and seascapes (SEPLS) in areas where a harmonious relationship between the natural environment and the people who inhabit it is essential to ensure community and
environmental well-being as well as to build resilience in the ecosystems that support this well-being. This chapter introduces the key concepts and approaches,
objectives, and organization of this book.
Keywords Socio-ecological production landscapes · Indigenous and local
knowledge · Science–policy interface · Ecosystem services · Visualization ·
Mapping · Stakeholder analysis
O. Saito (*)
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
(UNU-IAS), Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
e-mail: saito@unu.edu
S. M. Subramanian
United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH),
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
S. Hashimoto
Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo,
Japan
K. Takeuchi
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan