Conserving Agricultural Heritage and Revitalizing Communities in the Asia Pacific Region

Kazem Vafadari-Mehrizi, Yukio Yotsumoto (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-1092-6 (ISBN)

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This book is an important milestone in our understanding of the development and use of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO, GIAHS) and Building Back Better (BBB) community resilience initiatives. GIAHS was designed by the FAO to conserve important agricultural heritage sites of the world through active coordination with local farming communities. Since its inauguration, the program has recognized several extraordinary agricultural systems in the Asia Pacific and in Japan, ranging from the Ifugao terraces in the Philippines to the Satoyama-Satoumi traditional landscapes throughout Japan. The book looks at the key functions of traditional agriculture while promoting their use in regional revitalization through the promotion of conservation, traditional knowledge, multilateral engagement, and rural tourism. Also, during the discussions on the Sendai Framework, the concept of 'Build Back Better' was proposed by the Japanese delegation where communities can use a disaster as a trigger to create more resilient nations and societies than before. Our compilation of conceptual and empirical research findings shows the way forward for community understanding of sustainable practices.

Kazem Vafadari-Mehrizi PhD is a Professor in the College of Sustainability and Tourism, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan. He teaches courses in community-based tourism, research methods, and rural development. An expert on tourism development in Asia, and on agricultural heritage landscapes and rural development, he also worked with the UNFAO as an advisor and scientific committee member on the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program. He has published widely on geotourism, globally important agricultural heritage systems in rural revitalization, and on sustainable development.Yukio Yotsumoto PhD is a Professor in the College of Sustainability and Tourism at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. He received a bachelor's degree in economics (Soka University, Japan), a master's degree in agricultural extension education (The University of Georgia, USA), and a Ph.D. in sociology (The University of Kentucky, USA). He actively researches rural development and small island tourism.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Wirtschaft
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-0364-1092-7 / 1036410927
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-1092-6 / 9781036410926
Zustand	Neuware