Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia: Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action (Science for Sustainable Societies)

Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes
	1.1 Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes
	1.2 Challenges and Opportunities for Contemporary SEPLS
		1.2.1 Challenges
		1.2.2 Opportunities
	1.3 Sustainability Science Research and SEPLS
	1.4 Objectives and Organization of the Book
	References
Chapter 2: Mapping the Policy Interventions on Marine Social-Ecological Systems: Case Study of Sekisei Lagoon, Southwest Japan
	2.1 Introduction
		2.1.1 Ocean Policy in Japan
		2.1.2 Objective of This Chapter
	2.2 Method
		2.2.1 The Social-Ecological Systems (SES) Schematic
		2.2.2 Review of the Policy Interventions
	2.3 Results
	2.4 Discussions
		2.4.1 SES Schematic as a Boundary Object
		2.4.2 Integration of the Sectoral Policies and the Multilevel Governance
		2.4.3 Next Step
	References
Chapter 3: How to Engage Tourists in Invasive Carp Removal: Application of a Discrete Choice Model
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Study Background and Methods
		3.2.1 Research Site
		3.2.2 Questionnaire Design
		3.2.3 Data Collection
		3.2.4 Econometric Model
	3.3 Results
	3.4 Discussion and Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: The Use of Backcasting to Promote Urban Transformation to Sustainability: The Case of Toyama City, Japan
	4.1 Introduction
		4.1.1 Background Issues of This Study
		4.1.2 Analytical Perspectives and Research Questions
	4.2 Designs of Backcasting Scenario-Making: Citizen Participatory Workshop
		4.2.1 Setting of the Workshop Held in the City of Toyama, Japan
			4.2.1.1 Reasons for Choosing the Targeted City
			4.2.1.2 Membership of WS Participants
		4.2.2 Methods and Techniques of Dialogue Among the Workshop Participants
			4.2.2.1 Rules and Norms for Free Dialogue
			4.2.2.2 Use of Key Items for Guidance
			4.2.2.3 Use of Logic Tree
			4.2.2.4 Creating Multiple Scenarios
			4.2.2.5 Choosing the Best Scenario
	4.3 Verification Approaches to Research Questions
		4.3.1 Examination of Multiple Visions
		4.3.2 Use of the Sustainable Society Scenario (3S) Simulator
	4.4 Results, Analyses, and Discussion
		4.4.1 Divergent Opinions Reflected in the Scenarios
		4.4.2 Convergence Found from the BC Scenarios and Their Making
			4.4.2.1 Merged into a Holistic, “Systemness” Perspective
			4.4.2.2 Textual Structures Backed by Logical Consistency
			4.4.2.3 Issue-Oriented Concerns Being Shared
	4.5 Conclusions and Implications for Further Research
	References
Chapter 5: Traditional Knowledge, Institutions and Human Sociality in Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 A Brief Profile of the Sundarbans: A Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape (SEPLS)
		5.2.1 Structure: Dynamic Mosaics of Habitats and Land Uses
		5.2.2 Benefits: Maintaining Biodiversity and Providing Humans with Goods and Services
		5.2.3 Changes: Shaped by the Interactions Between People and Nature
	5.3 A Conceptual Framework: SEPLS, Human Sociality and Sustainability
	5.4 Drivers of Biodiversity Resource Degradation of the Sundarbans
		5.4.1 Structure of Property Rights of the Sundarbans
		5.4.2 Increasing Habitation and Illegal Encroachment
		5.4.3 Rent-Seeking Tendency and Extra-Legal Management
		5.4.4 Land Reclamation and Shrimp Cultivation
		5.4.5 Marginalisation of Traditional Forest Users
	5.5 Informal Institutions, Traditional Knowledge and Human Sociality: Towards Sustainable Conservation of Biodiversity Resources
		5.5.1 Traditional Rules and Practices Followed by IPLCs
			5.5.1.1 Rules Followed by the Mouals (Honey/Wax Collectors)
			5.5.1.2 Rules Followed by Bawalis (Wood Collectors)
			5.5.1.3 Traditional Practices of Golpata (Nypa fruticans) Harvesters
			5.5.1.4 Customary Rules Followed by Jele (Traditional Fishers)
		5.5.2 Innovation and Diversification of Livelihood Patterns
			5.5.2.1 Innovative Techniques in Agriculture
			5.5.2.2 Community-Based Mangrove Agro Aqua Silvi (CMAAS) Culture
	5.6 IPLCs, Resilience and Aichi Biodiversity Targets
	5.7 Conclusions
	Bibliography
Chapter 6: Lessons Learned from Application of the “Indicators of Resilience in  Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)” Under the Satoyama Initiative
	6.1 Introduction and Background
	6.2 The Indicators and Resilience Assessment
	6.3 Experiences Using the Indicators of Resilience
		6.3.1 Use of the Indicators to Facilitate Participatory Governance and Decision-Making: The COMDEKS Program
		6.3.2 Using the Indicators for Community Benefits Under the “GEF-Satoyama Project”
		6.3.3 A Case Study in Agrobiodiversity from Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, Cuba
		6.3.4 Using the Indicators for Community Self-Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Evaluation in Japan
		6.3.5 Supporting Communities in Decision-Making Related to Restoration of Ecosystem Services in Tanzania
	6.4 Discussion
	References
Chapter 7: Place-Based Solutions for Conservation and Restoration of Social-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes in Asia
	7.1 Introduction
		7.1.1 An Accelerating Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia
		7.1.2 Community-Based Sustainable Use and Management of Resources
		7.1.3 The New Challenges to Sustainable Use and Management of SEPLS
		7.1.4 Conservation and Restoration Solutions for SEPLS
	7.2 Methodology
		7.2.1 A Societal-Based Approach to Solution Scanning
		7.2.2 Methods
	7.3 Experiences, Actors, and Ecosystems in Navigating Place-Based Solutions
		7.3.1 Sub-regional Experiences and Variation of Place-Based Solutions
		7.3.2 Sub-regional Multi-stakeholder Coalitions for Conservation and Restoration Solutions in SEPLS
		7.3.3 Mosaic Landscapes of Multiple Ecosystems
	7.4 Discussion
		7.4.1 Selecting Place-Based Solutions for Different Social-Ecological Systems
		7.4.2 Meeting the New Challenges for Sustainable Use and Management of SEPLS
		7.4.3 Place-Based Solutions for Sustainable Use and Management of Production Landscapes and Seascapes
	7.5 Conclusions
	References
Chapter 8: Mapping the Current Understanding of Biodiversity Science–Policy Interfaces
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Methodology
	8.3 Results and Discussion
		8.3.1 Distribution of SPI Studies
		8.3.2 SPI Features
			8.3.2.1 Overview
				Challenges and Possible Solutions
				Outcomes
			8.3.2.2 SPI Goal
			8.3.2.3 SPI Structure
			8.3.2.4 SPI Process
			8.3.2.5 SPI Output
			8.3.2.6 SPI Outcome
	8.4 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 9: Synthesis: Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia
	9.1 Summary of the Book
	9.2 Implications for Transformative Changes toward Sustainability
	9.3 Afterword: Future Research Directions
	References