1 The Development of Japanese Forestry

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xii
6. Introduction xiii
7. Forestry and Forest Policy in Japan: Historical Development and Current Situation
8. The Development of Japanese Forestry 3
9. Silviculture in Japan 10
10. Private Forestry 24
11. Forest Owners’ Associations 41
12. Forestry Labour 67
13. National Forest Management 84
14. Forest Planning 118
15. National and Regional Forest Policies 145
16. Forest and Wood Products Industries in Japan
17. Logging and Log Distribution 161
18. The Sawmill Industry 179
19. Home Building and the Home-Building Industry 198
20. The Japanese Pulp and Paper Industry and Its Wood Use 214
21. Local Forestry and Sawmill Industries: The Case of Kumano, Mie Prefecture 230
22. Japan’s Wood Trade 244
23. New Trends for Forestry in Japan
24. Depopulation and Mura-Okoshi (Village Revival) 259
25. New Relationship between Forests and City Dwellers in Japan 278
26. Treatment of Forests and Wildlife in Modern Society 292
27. Contributors 307
28. Index 309