Tameike Reservoirs as Agricultural Heritage: From the Case Study of Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita, Japan

Vafadari, Kazem

doi:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2013.03.005

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“…Rice terrace systems are taken as the focus of this study, as they dominate the land-use patterns of Southern China and are also generally present in the Southeast Asia region (Li 2001, Huang et al 2006, Vafadari 2013. Methodological insights from researching GIAHS will not only be intrinsically useful in China and South Asia, but will also have great value in a shared knowledge pool about peasant-based agricultural heritage systems in the world (Van der Ploeg 2008).…”

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Globally important agricultural heritage systems (giahs) of china: the challenge of complexity in research

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Min

Jiao

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Abstract. The challenge of researching Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) as complex systems forms the subject matter of this study. Complex adaptive systems are those that combine natural ecological processes with human interactions to produce a mutually supportive agro-ecological system. In China, these highly varied systems have the added dimension of long historical time, in that they have evolved over many centuries and thus add a historical dimension to the natural and human dimensions of complexity. In preparing research on GIAHS, it is clear that seeing GIAHS sites as whole systems is an essential starting and ending point. Examining the adaptive capacity of a GIAHS with its multiple scales and complex interdependencies is a major challenge for researchers accustomed to specialized disciplinary thinking. A GIAHS represents a mature agro-ecological system with human agency as a central component that has been honed over many centuries, and has already adapted to many perturbations and changes. The beauty of the GIAHS is in the integration of custom, knowledge, and practice, and it should be studied for its ''wholeness'' as well as for its resilience and capacity for ''self organization.'' The agro-ecological approach opens the possibility of researching a system as a whole and of taking its complexity seriously. This study reviews the essential features of the GIAHS as a complex adaptive system where uncertainty is normal and surprise is welcome and, in a case study of Qingtian rice-fish culture system, focuses on new perturbations, namely loss of young people and the introduction of tourism.

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Globally important agricultural heritage systems (giahs) of china: the challenge of complexity in research

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Jiao

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“…Tameike accumulates rainwater that is channeled via small canals. The tameike system was built as a practical solution for the low annual rainfall of the region [14] where rainwater is saved and transported efficiently with minimal wastage [15]. Furthermore, tameikes also function like natural ponds and support local biodiversity [16].…”

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Sustainable Irrigation Management in Paddy Rice Agriculture: A Comparative Case Study of Karangasem Indonesia and Kunisaki Japan

Jansing¹,

Mahichi

Dasanayake

2020

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Irrigated paddy rice agriculture accounts for a major share of Asia Pacific’s total water withdrawal. Furthermore, climate change induced water scarcity in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to intensify in the near future. Therefore, methods to reduce water consumption through efficiency measures are needed to ensure the long-term (water) sustainability. The irrigation systems, subak of Karangasem, Indonesia, and the tameike of Kunisaki, Japan, are two examples of sustainable paddy rice irrigation. This research, through interviews and an extensive survey, comparatively assessed the socio-environmental sustainability of the two irrigation management systems with special reference to the intensity and nature of social capital, equity of water distribution, water demand, water footprint, and water quality, etc. The prevailing social capital paradigm of each system was also compared to its overall managerial outcomes to analyze how cooperative action contributes to sustainable irrigation management. Both systems show a comparable degree of sustainable irrigation management, ensuring an equitable use of water, and maintain relatively fair water quality due to the land-use practices adapted. However, the systems differ in water demand and water efficiency principally because of the differences in the irrigation management strategies: human and structural. These findings could help devise mechanisms for transitioning to sustainable irrigation management in the commercially-oriented paddy rice agricultural systems across the Asia-Pacific region.

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“…For example, Kohsaka et al (2016) investigated the perceptions of tourists about traditional vegetable brands in the Ishikawa GIAHS area. Chen and Qiu (2013) studied the development of the green tourism project in the Ishikawa GIAHS area while Vafadari (2013) studied green tourism and agricultural products in the Oita GIAHS area. However, there is no study that discusses experience-based products for all the GIAHS in Japan.…”

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Tourism Development in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Areas in Japan: Making Stories and Experience-Based Products

Yukio,

Kazem,

Takayuki

2023

Journal of Resources and Ecology

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Tameike Reservoirs as Agricultural Heritage: From the Case Study of Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita, Japan

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Globally important agricultural heritage systems (giahs) of china: the challenge of complexity in research

Globally important agricultural heritage systems (giahs) of china: the challenge of complexity in research

Sustainable Irrigation Management in Paddy Rice Agriculture: A Comparative Case Study of Karangasem Indonesia and Kunisaki Japan

Tourism Development in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Areas in Japan: Making Stories and Experience-Based Products

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