Full Description
Building Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Resilient Rural Communities in Japan explores the challenges Japan has been facing as a post-industrialized society. Through case studies across rural Japan, this book shows how these challenges are being addressed in terms of reorganizing agriculture, food systems, and rural livelihoods. Although the contexts surrounding rural areas in Japan are different from elsewhere in the world, this volume provides possible lessons on sustainability and adaptation.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction: On Meeting the Challenges Facing Rural Japan Raymond Jussaume, Keiko Tanaka, and Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Chapter 1: Investigating the Loss of Family Homogeneity in Rural Communities and Transformation of Community Management Principles Haruhiko Iba
Chapter 2: Can "Agro-Medico-Polis" Give New Meanings to Rural Japan? Koichi Ikegami
Chapter 3: The Potential of Bottom-up Agriculture: Supporting Social Innovation in the Sustainable Transformation of Rural Japan Yang Lu and Shuji Hisano
Chapter 4: Urban-to-Rural Migrants and Lifestyle Entrepreneurs: Opening Spaces of Possibility for Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities Simona Zollet, Emi Makino, and Meng Qu
Chapter 5: Using Traditional Vegetables as a Way for Agricultural Revitalization: A Case Study of Kyoto Vegetables Aya H. Kimura and Shuji Hisano
Chapter 6: Distribution Challenges for Organic Farmers and Rural Eaters: Blurring the lines between AFNs and Japan's Conventional Food System Chika Kondo
Chapter 7: Role of Education to Empower Resilience in Rural Communities: A Lesson Trial to Cultivate Food Literacy among Elementary School Students Katsura Omori, Hiroyuki Yamada, and Toru Watanabe
Chapter 8: Crowdfunding for Sustainability? The Emerging Link between the "Hometown Tax" and Sub-municipal Civic Self-governance in Rural Japan Hanno Jentzsch
Chapter 9: Barriers to Sustainable Fisheries Governance in Rural Japan: Power Dynamics behind "Stealth" Privatization Alayna Ynacay-Nye
Conclusion: Lessons from Rural Japan Keiko Tanaka, Raymond Jussaume, and Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Index
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