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The 2nd Field Workshop at Sennen no Mori Fureai Kan


Terraced rice paddies


Atsushi Makino, Toshiaki Sawada, Shinichiro Kakuma, Shigeharu Kogushi, Tetsu Sato and Shigeru Yanaka viewing terraced rice paddies


Tree nursery


Zoning sign in Sennen no Mori


Trail to the summit of Mt. Takamaru


Workshop at the University of Tokushima


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Field Workshops
Report on the 2nd Field Workshop
The 2nd Field Workshop
Dates: July 10 to 12, 2009
Venues: Sennen no Mori Fureai Kan (in Kamikatsucho) , the University of Tokushima
The 2nd Field Workshop featured the field activities of the people involved in the forest management and restoration project for Tokushima Prefectural Takamaruyama Sennen no Mori Park. We also had an in-depth discussion about interactive decision making processes and network structures that could change interactions between scientists and local stakeholders based on case studies in different localities.

July 10 (Friday)

● Opening address / briefing on the project
  Outline of the project, "Construction of a pragmatic scientist community contributing to stakeholder-driven management of local environment"
Project Leader: Tetsu Sato (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)
● Field trip to terraced rice paddies
● Presentation on the activities of Kamikatsu Satoyama Club

July 11 (Saturday)

● Field trip to a forested site and a tree nursery in Takamaruyama Sennen no Mori Park
The forested site in Takamaruyama Sennen no Mori Park
● Workshop: "Interactive decision making processes and network structures that could change scientists and local stakeholders"
Topic 1: Perspectives for Analysis - Based on the Network Theory

"The 3-year history of Kamikatsu Satoyama Club WS - The establishment and expansion of a human network supporting Kamikatsu Satoyama Club
Mariko Katsuse (Tokushima Prefectural Sennen no Mori Fureai Kan) and Mahito Kamada (the University of Tokushima)
- "Local decision-making processes for the conservation of terraced rice paddies as cultural heritages"
Toshiaki Sawada (Environment & Town Planning)
- "Human network structures that help solve problems in local communities"
Mayuko Shimizu (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)

July 12 (Sunday)
Topic 2: Network Structure of Local Museums
- "Networks within and between regions for restoring grassland"
Katsunobu Shirakawa (Natural Museum of Geihoku)
- "Ambitions of a small museum - Echigo Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science, a community-based museum with close ties with local stakeholders"
Masahiro Nagano (Echigo Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science)
- "How can museums influence local communities? Challenges of Taga Town Museum and other museums in Shiga Prefecture"
Shigefumi Kanao (Taga Town Muserum)
Topic 3: Accumulation of Local and Livelihood Knowledge

- "Secrets for accumulating local knowledge for ecosystem conservation activities - What we have learned from local community leaders"
Shigeharu Kogushi (Greenfront Research Laboratory Inc.)
- "Interactions between diverse actors in restoring salmon in the Columbia River"
Tetsu Sato (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)

 General Discussion
Commentator: Hiroyuki Matsuda (Graduate School of Environment and Information Science, Yokohama National University)

Participants:
Tetsu Sato (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University), Hiroyuki Matsuda (Graduate School of Environment and Information Science, Yokohama National University), Mahito Kamada (Institute of Technology and Science, the University of Tokushima), Shigeru Yanaka (Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University), Atsushi Makino (Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum), Kazuaki Takahashi (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University), Nobuya Miwa (Faculty of International Studies, Osaka Gakuin University ), Hideyuki Onishi (Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts), Shinichiro Kakuma (Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Management Div., Okinawa Prefectural Government), Katsunobu Shirakawa (Natural Museum of Geihoku), Toshiaki Sawada (Environment & Town Planning / NPO Commons), Shigefumi Kanao (Taga Town Muserum), Masahiro Nagano (Echigo Matsunoyama Museum of Natural Science), Shigeharu Kogushi (Greenfront Research Laboratory Inc.), Mayuko Shimizu (Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University)



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