Working paper/research report

Publication year: 2015

URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289964517

Title of series: Japan Studies Platform Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Working Paper

Number in series: 10

Abstract: 

Sustainability has become a key term in many areas of science and policy. It is often applied to the way we should be using resources: with consideration of the full implications that our choices may have, so that future options are not limited by what we do today. Applying the sustainability concept in practice requires an understanding of the possible consequences of decisions made by politicians, business people and private consumers on social, economic and ecological systems. The complexity of these systems limits our ability to understand and predict their dynamics, but there is growing consensus that sustainable land management needs to address this challenge. The ecosystem service concept is becoming an important tool for this purpose. To operationalize this concept, political, legal and administrative aspects have to be matched with scientific understanding of synergies and trade-offs between different ecosystem services. Furthermore, the concept and its implications for everyday decision-making have to be communicated beyond academic circles. Different media including film are being used to make these complex issues accessible for non-experts. We discuss recent developments in these fields, using Germany and Japan as examples. We also highlight further research needs related to these topics and outline how they might be tackled through inter- and transdisciplinary projects.

Harvard Citation style: Hotes, S., Sasaki, K., Hotes, C., Eigner, A., Früh-Müller, A., Machnikowski, F., et al. (2015) Building the basis for sustainable land use –concepts and strategies for implementation in Germany and Japan. (Japan Studies Platform Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Working Paper, 10). Fujisawa: Keio Research Institute at SFC. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289964517

APA Citation style: Hotes, S., Sasaki, K., Hotes, C., Eigner, A., Früh-Müller, A., Machnikowski, F., Breuer, L., Nuppenau, E., Wolters, V., & Jopp, F. (2015). Building the basis for sustainable land use –concepts and strategies for implementation in Germany and Japan. (Japan Studies Platform Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Working Paper, 10). Keio Research Institute at SFC. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289964517