Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Introduces the function, implementation and governance of green infrastructure in Japan and other countries
- Explores the preservation and restoration of ecosystems from a catchment perspective
- Evaluates green infrastructure from engineering, ecological view, and also from economical perspective
Part of the book series: Ecological Research Monographs (ECOLOGICAL)
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Concept and Synthesis
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Forest Ecosystem
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River and Floodplain Ecosystem (Including Paddy Field and Other Farmlands)
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Wetland Ecosystem (Including Flood-Control Pond)
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Urban and City Ecosystem
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About this book
In the face of climate change, dams, levees and floodways built as disaster prevention facilities do not sufficiently function against extraordinary events such as mega-floods and tsunami disasters. To prevent those disasters and loss of biodiversity in various ecosystems, we should shift from conventional hard measures to more adaptive strategies using various functions that natural and semi-natural ecosystems provide. Green infrastructure is an interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, wildlife habitats and other natural areas that support native species, maintain natural ecological processes, sustain air and water resources and contribute to the health and quality of life for communities and people. Green infrastructure has mainly been discussed from adaptation strategy perspectives in cities and urban areas. However, to protect cities, which are generally situated at downstream lower elevations, we explore the preservation and restoration of forests at headwater basins and wetlands along rivers from a catchment perspective. In addition, the quantitative examination of flood risk, biodiversity, and social-economic benefits described in this book brings new perspectives to the discussion.
The aim of this book is to accelerate the transformative changes from gray-based adaptation strategies to green- or hybrid-based strategies to adapt to climate change. The book provides essential information on the structure, function, and maintenance of green infrastructure for scientists, university students, government officers, and practitioners.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Futoshi Nakamura
Ecosystem management and landscape ecology, Hokkaido University, Japan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Green Infrastructure and Climate Change Adaptation
Book Subtitle: Function, Implementation and Governance
Editors: Futoshi Nakamura
Series Title: Ecological Research Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6791-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6790-9Published: 26 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6793-0Published: 26 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-6791-6Published: 25 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2191-0707
Series E-ISSN: 2191-0715
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 506
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ecosystems, Landscape Ecology, Environmental Economics, Forestry, Ecology