Division of Humans and the Environment
YAMADA Isamu (Professor)
Tropical Forest Ecology
Research Interests
I have been working on tropical rain forest ecosystems for many years and
my contributions to the field were compiled in Tropical Rain Forests of
Southeast Asia: A Forest Ecologist's View， published by the University
of Hawai'i Press in 1999. In the last 10 years， my interest has shifted
to human factors in the forest， especially to how people live on the available
resources. This interest resulted in Eco-resources in Asia and America，
dealing with various aspects of resource utilization in many areas of the
world， which was published by Iwanami in 2000.
Since the forest is key to global environment issues， I recognize the importance
not only of academic research， but also of the multilateral approaches
of Official Development Assistance and Non-Governmental Organizations.
Consequently， I have worked with JICA， FAO， and NGO groups.
In these years I have been conducting wide ranging fieldwork on the following
three subjects.
Current research topics:
(1) Global eco-resources management
(2) Comparative study of tropical rain forests
(3) Humans and nature in Southeast Asian forests
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