The Healing Power of Forests by Akira Miyawaki

297 Pages·2019·13.56 MB·English

The
Healing
Power
of
Forests
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Contents
Prologue g
Chap1tF:eo rr easntCdsi vilization 13
ForeCsotvOsen rla yT enotfth h Eea rth 13
The oLfoP srsi mNeavtaulr e
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ForEexsptl oiatnadt ion
thVei cissoifCt iuvdielsi zation 18
ThMee diterRreagniSeotanrn i opfIp teFsdo res2t1
ThSeu mmergDerceiednFu ooruZesos nte 24
CleaarW iinlgd eirnnO ensHesu ndred Ye2a5r s
GrowitnLh i miEtnevdi ronments 2 7
�umaSny staenmCdsa rrCyaipnagc ity 33
NoV irFgoirne LsetifsnAt s ia 38
DeveloapnmOdev netr -Developmen4t2
CarbaonnGd l oWbaarlm ing 47
DeveloapnmCdeo nnts ervation 54
DangoefOr vse r-Development 57
HumaBne inAgrPsea orfNt a ture 58
NatFiovree osfNt ast Tirveee s 61
AC ontwriatJshat p an 62
Sourocfte hH eo melIamnadg e 63
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Chap2t:Ce orm munoifLt iiveTishn ign gs 65
BioloCgoimcmauln ities 65
BalainnNc aet uCroamlm unities 67
ActuaanAldb stPrlaacCntot m munities 68
ExteCronnaslt oranPi lnaCtnostm munities6 9
ExteLrinmailt ations 72
InteRrengaull aPtliaoCnnot m imnu nities 75
HabiSteagtr egation 82
RegulaStuimomna:r y 84
CommunDiytnya maincPdsl aSnttr ategies8 5
OptiLmoacla tMiaoyNn osBt e O ptimal 85
PlaanntHdsu maAnrsMe o rTeh aJnu Ssitm ila8r7
DeaCde nters 88
VersaMtaiyNl oiPtta yiy nt hWeo rolfPd l ants9 0
QualaintQdyu antity 90
ThBel aPciknG er ovoents h Seh anCaona st 91
NoA dvanttoBa egieTn ogSo t rong 93
ThLee ucaTerneoaef s BtohneIi snl ands 94
NitrPooglelnu btyCi iovni lization 97
Chap3t:Me arn talnFedr iCnogmem unities 101
Forests bDyRe osatfdrosoTr yo eudr ism 101
ThMea ntCloem munity 105
CondiftoiGror noswo tfMh a ntCloem munit1i0e7s
RestoPrliaLnnigtaf leo Rnoga ds 109
BeautWiofmuealnn Cdl othes 110
ThFer iCnogmem unity 111
TrePelsa nItneadp proDporN ioLatat Lseotln yg 1 13
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Chap4t:Te erm poVreagle tSautcicoens asnido n
SubstPiltauCntotem munities 117
MaintaEixniisnCtgoi nndgi tions 118
ProgreasnsCdio vnesse rvatives 120
HowP laCnotm muniStuicecsEe aecdOh t her 123
PionPelearSn pte cies 124
ClimaxE-ntdPh reo doufSc utc cession 125
ThCel emeSnutcsc esMsoidoenl 126
PrimaanrSdye conSduacrcye ssion 126
ProgreRsestirvoeg,ra ensds ive,
DeviSaunctc ession 128
SubstVietguettea tion 131
NatuIrasBe e auwtiyt h PTearsfteec t 131
ExisVteignegt ation 133
LastCionmgm unities 134
VanisNhaitniVgve eg etation 135
NatuVreagle tation 137
PotenNtaitauVlre agle tation 138
ThRee labteitownSe uebns taintdu te
PotenNtaitauVlre agle tation 140
PotenNtaitauVlre agle tAacttilsoi nakM ei rror1 43
EcoloPgliacTnaytlp es 146
WhaItas n A ssociation? 147
MappiAncgt uVaelg etation 149
MappitnhPgeo tenNtaitauVlre agle tation1 50
ChaptFeorr Re5es:ct o nstruction 155
So-CaGlrleeedn ing 155
CreaatniE nngv ironPmreontteaFclot rieosnt 1 57
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ThNee efdoD re dicPartoegdDr iarme ctor1s6 7
CorpoErnavtier onPmreontteaGclrt oivoens 167
NatFiovree tshtrso utghhWeoo urtl d 178
Epilogue 181
ThEen vironRmeevnotlault ion 184
DilemimnHa usm aEnc ology 188
SociVeatlaualen Bsdu siVnaelsuse s 189
GloCbhaaln ge 197
SustaiDneavbelleo pment? 206
AP ost-Sustainable Worl2d0?9
ConveTrrtaigntegoRd eyc overy 211
ScienatnCidofi mcm oNna meosf
Plants Mientn htBeio oonke d 221
Glossary 229
AdditRieoandailn gs 265
Index 271
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