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| Tsuchiya, Kazuaki; Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba; tcy@live.jp; Aoyagi, Midori; Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies; aoyagi@nies.go.jp; Okuro, Toshiya; Department of Ecosystem Studies, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo; aokuro@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp; Takeuchi, Kazuhiko; Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, The University of Tokyo; United Nations University; atake@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp. |
| Urban dwellers often have little knowledge of local ecosystems, but community groups that actively manage local ecosystems can acquire a rich ecological knowledge. Understanding the knowledge transfer process within community groups contributes to the continuous improvement of urban ecosystem management. In this paper, we address three main questions: (1) How is ecological knowledge acquisition linked to boundary and intra-group interactions? (2) Does holding knowledge mean the involvement in actual management activities? (3) Does the aging of community group members threaten the continuity of activities? We selected satoyama woodlands (seminatural woodlands) in peri-urban Tokyo, Japan as a study site. We used a mixed method approach that combined a... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Local ecological knowledge; Mixed method; Satoyama; Urban ecology; Woodland management. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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