[H-GG01] Dialogues on natural resources and environment between earth and social sciences

Mon. May 23, 2022 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 105 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Takahisa Furuichi(Forest and Forest Products Research Institute), convener:Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University), Yoshinori OTSUKI(Institute of Geography, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), convener:Toru Sasaki(Miyagi University of Education), Chairperson:Takahisa Furuichi(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University)

The purpose of this interdisciplinary session is to discuss how human intervention has been affecting natural resource and environment and how changes in natural resource and environment have been affecting human societies, from perspectives of earth sciences and social sciences. Contributions from a broad spectrum of research approaches are welcomed, including local-scale fieldworks in various countries under diverse socio-economic and natural conditions, theory development derived from existing knowledge, and research reviews based on progress of knowledge, methodology or research concepts. Following research themes and findings are included in the focus of the session but further topics related to use, change, management of natural resources and environment are also accepted. 1) New knowledge on human use of natural resources and environment, and locally inherited experience on the sustainable use; 2) Impacts of human use on change or degradation of natural resources and environment; i.e. environmental history or environmental geography; 3) Impacts of global climate change on resource and environmental change or degradation; 4) Proper management of natural resource and environment for conservation; 5) Socio-economic changes, livelihood security, political ecology as a driver or result of resource and environmental change or degradation; 6) Issues for overcoming gaps in linking between local national, regional and global studies. The session will ensure time for discussion between authors and audience and, if suitable, authors are encouraged to facilitate dialogues between earth sciences and social sciences. Note: Language of the session is Japanese and English with no priority.

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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

[HGG01-01] Landslide as a geomorphic process to cause the diversity of plant species in the Shirakami Mountains, Northeast Japan

★Invited Papers

*Daisuke Higaki¹, Naoya Kumagai², Ching-Ying Tsou³ (1.Nippon Koei Co. Ltd., 2.JR East Japan, Co. Ltd., 3.Hirosaki University)

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

[HGG01-02] Transition of local communities in relation to springs on agricultural area in the central region of Shizuoka Prefecture

*Asaka Konno¹, Misaki Narusawa¹ (1.Tokoha University)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

[HGG01-03] Reactions of Local Residents to a Mega Solar Project in Yoshihama, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture

*Kuniyasu Mokudai¹, Ayaka DOI¹ (1.Tohoku Gakuin University)

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

[HGG01-04] The Succsession of Agricultural Resources and Generation Transition of Agricultural Population in Tohoku Region

*Toru Sasaki¹ (1.Miyagi University of Education)

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

[HGG01-05] World Natural Heritage and Sustainability of Local Communities and Economy-A Case Study of Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture-

*Sekine Ryohei¹ (1.Tohoku University)

Discussion (10:15 AM - 10:30 AM)