Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2006 -2011
Author : ASANO Kota; IIGUNI Yoshiaki; NAKANISHI Yasuhiro; AKAO Kenichi; SHINBO Teruyuki; YOSHIDA Kentaro; LOU Xiaobo; MARUYAMA Atsushi; KAWATA Yukichika; ONUMA Ayumi; KODAMA Yoshifumi
The natural capitals have their distinct structure, function and dynamism, providing us with livelihood and defining our lives as a basis of our various daily activities. It appears that the recent circumstances surrounding the natural capitals are changing increasingly, such as rapid development towards globalization, and the number of challenges needing solutions seems to be ever on the increase. This research attempts to elucidate the following : how we may define the criticality of natural capital, how to develop them into workable concepts, to use them as beacons in taking relevant and necessary policy measures and community activities, and to ameliorate such measures and activities further.