1st Edition

Handbook of Environmental History in Japan

Edited By Fujihara Tatsushi Copyright 2023
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

Japan: a land plagued by volcanoes, earthquakes and typhoons, yet blessed with a climate suitable for all manner of agriculture and forestry, and positioned where ocean currents collide and bring an abundance of the ocean's resources to its people; a country which moved quickly from an agrarian pre-industrial society to become one of the world's great economic powerhouses in only a few decades,... Read more
Introduction: Perspectives of Environmental History in Japan, Part 1: Topology of Environmental History, Part 2: Pollution Incidents/Disasters, Part 3: Between Nature and Humans, Part 4: Seas, Lakes and Shores, Part 5: Forestry

Biography

Fujihara Tatsushi is Associate Professor at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University. His main research field is the modern history of food and agriculture in Germany and Japan.