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A coastal sea area usually indicates a sea area between a
continental shelf break with a water depth of about 200 m and the
land shore. About 70% of global fish resources spend part of their
life cycle in the coastal seas, which accounts for 90% of marine
biomass yield. Freshwater and nutrients from the land have a great
influence on the coastal seas, especially since more than half the
human population lives within 100 km of a coast. Chemical reactions
occur there rapidly between substances from the land as they
encounter substances from the ocean. In terms of physics, a coastal
sea acts as a boundary layer and kinetic energy is actively
exchanged there. But if coastal oceanography were to be summed up
in a single sentence, it would be the study that quantitatively
makes clear the material transport in the coastal sea area'.
Because the physical, chemical and biological processes relate to
the material transport in the sea, it can be said the coastal
oceanography is a genuinely interdisciplinary study. This book
clarifies the quantitative material transport processes in the
coastal sea area, mainly from a physical viewpoint.
The author proposed the satoumi concept, analogous to the
satoyama concept on land, as coastal sea with high biodiversity and
productivity in harmony with human interaction in 1998. The concept
for environmental conservation in the coastal seas has been widely
accepted and was included in the Japanese national policy of
Strategy for Establishment of an Environmental Nation in 2007. This
book is a translation of the author s Japanese book (2010) in
response to concerns and questions about satoumi, including: Does
biodiversity increase as a result of human interaction in coastal
seas? Do the economics of fishing villages need to be considered in
detail? What legal support is necessary for the creation of
satoumi? Is there a relation between the concepts of God and Nature
in satoumi? What is the relationship between fishermen and city
dwellers? Chapter 1 presents the basic concept of satoumi. In
Chapter 2 the relation between biodiversity and human interaction,
economic problems related to satoumi, legal support for satoumi
creation, satoumi" "from the point of view of landscape ecology,
and the relation between society and science with regard to the
satoumi movement are discussed. In Chapter 3 examples of satoumi
creation in Japan are presented, andin Chapter 4 the overseas
dissemination of the satoumi concept is introduced, with Chapter 5
providing the conclusion. Chapter 1 presents the basic concept of
satoumi. In Chapter 2 the relation between biodiversity and human
interaction, economic problems related to satoumi, legal support
for satoumi creation, satoumi" "from the point of view of landscape
ecology, and the relation between society and science with regard
to the satoumi movement are discussed. In Chapter 3 examples of
satoumi creation in Japan are presented, andin Chapter 4 the
overseas dissemination of the satoumi concept is introduced, with
Chapter 5 providing the conclusion. "
A coastal sea area usually indicates a sea area between a
continental shelf break with a water depth of about 200 m and the
land shore. About 70% of global fish resources spend part of their
life cycle in the coastal seas, which accounts for 90% of marine
biomass yield. Freshwater and nutrients from the land have a great
influence on the coastal seas, especially since more than half the
human population lives within 100 km of a coast. Chemical reactions
occur there rapidly between substances from the land as they
encounter substances from the ocean. In terms of physics, a coastal
sea acts as a boundary layer and kinetic energy is actively
exchanged there. But if coastal oceanography were to be summed up
in a single sentence, it would be the study that quantitatively
makes clear the material transport in the coastal sea area'.
Because the physical, chemical and biological processes relate to
the material transport in the sea, it can be said the coastal
oceanography is a genuinely interdisciplinary study. This book
clarifies the quantitative material transport processes in the
coastal sea area, mainly from a physical viewpoint.
Integrated Coastal Management in the Japanese Satoumi: Restoring
Estuaries and Bays provides an in-depth exploration of the
integrated costal management (ICM) used in the Japanese Satoumi.
The lessons of Satoumi?coastal areas where biological productivity
and biodiversity have increased through human interaction?are
important for the rest of the world, given the political consensus
reached in Japan to truly restore estuaries and bays. The book will
discuss and explain how this method could be modified to apply to
other cultures in the world. Integrated Coastal Management in the
Japanese Satoumi: Restoring Estuaries and Bays presents chapters
from experts in the relevant fields and includes chapters about
each study field of the Satoumi, making it a valuable resource for
researchers, field practitioners, and policymakers in coastal area
management and development. This includes the Shizukawa Bay as an
open coastal sea, the Seto Inland Sea as semi-enclosed coastal sea,
and the Japan Sea. The book moves on to explore the economic
evaluation of ecosystem services, a four-step management system,
and the negotiation between marine protected areas and fisheries,
and concludes with a full section covering a comparison of ICM with
Europe and the United States, and how Japan's policies could be
integrated.
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