Kyoto University Press. Maps and diagrams, xv + 280pp, index, paperback. "This book is an important reference for those concerned with maintaining the sustainability of wet rice agriculture - the foundation for much of human life throughout Asia. Kyuma draws on his long and broad-ranging experience with rice agriculture to..... More
Sydney. Sydney University Press. 2021. Maps, v + 371pp, references, index. Paperback. "The plight of animals in China has attracted intense interest in recent times. Speculation about the origins of COVID-19 has sparked curiosity about how animals are treated, traded and consumed in China today. In Animal Welfare in China..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2006. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 196pp, notes, references, index, paperback. "Wild Profusion" tells the fascinating story of biodiversity conservation in Indonesia in the decade culminating in the great fires of 1997-98 - a time when the country's environment became a point of concern..... More
Kew. Kew Publishing. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 95pp, index. Hardback. "This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and this new title showcases Japanese plants, from chrysanthemums, to..... More
Kew. Kew Publishing. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 96pp, index. Hardback. "This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and in this pocketbook a selection of plants are showcased..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2016. Colour and black and white maps, black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams, vii + 338pp, references, index, paperback. This extensive reference writes a modern history of forestry in Japan, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and other Asian countries, reflecting industrial and colonial exploitation, periods of excessive..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2015. 257pp, index, paperback. In many traditional societies, certain resources are held in common, with their use and disposition controlled by the community collectively. Such common-pool resources have come to play a significant element in programs of environmental preservation in Asia, and for this reason historical changes..... More