KOSAKA, Yasuyuki
- Junior Research Fellow
- Division of Integrated Area Studies
- B.A. in Agriculture, Kyoto University, 2000
Ph. D. in Area Studies, Kyoto University, 2006
Current Research Interests
- Plant diversity in agricultural landscape in relation to human use and
management in Laos
Human-managed ecosystems have attracted increasing attention in line with
rising concern about the conservation of biodiversity. Such ecosystems
are also culturally important within local communities. My research is
on the agricultural landscape of Laos, where a diversity of wild and cultivated
plants is used in daily life. I aim to create an inventory of vegetation
in villages, to describe relationships between local people and plants,
and to estimate the process of change in vegetation and land-use in villages,
in order to discuss suitable plant resource management for local communities.
My research has also progressed through collaboration with researchers
in other fields since 2006. For example, field surveys were conducted with
nutrition scientists to evaluate the importance of wild edible plants in
Lao diets. In addition, the stand of trees within a paddy field, a characteristic
landscape of central Laos, has been studied with agronomists in terms of
productivity and sustainability of rice cultivation.
Research Activities in 2007 Fiscal Year
- Publications
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- Kosaka, Y. August, 2007. Mat weaving with sedges in Laos. "Gekkan
Minpaku" Vol.31, No.8. pp.20-21.
- Kosaka, Y. June, 2007. Use of paddy weed Marsilea crenata in Laos. "ECOSOPHIA" 19. p.72.
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- Joint Research Project
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- Research Topic:"Study on Plant Species Diversity in Paddy Field Landscapes in Laos"
- Term:2007−2010
- Sponsor:Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists （B）
- Leader: Yasuyuki KOSAKA
- Outline:To describe relationships between local people and plant resources, so
as to discuss the suitable plant resource management for local communities
in paddy field landscapes, Laos.
- No. of Members:1
- Research Topic:"Analysis on Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-producing Forest
in Mainland Southeast Asia"
- Term:2007−2009
- Sponsor:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) ,Scientific Research （A）
- Leader:Syuichi Miyagawa （Gifu University）
- Outline:To analyze the roles of Rice-producing forest in improving productivity
and sustainable resource management in mainland Southeast Asia.
- No. of Members:About 10
- Members in CSEAS:1
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- Field Research
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- Term: July 18 - August 7, 2007
- Area:India
- Project: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature "High-Altitude Environments
Association of Ageing, Diseases, and Livelihood with Culture and Nature"
- Field Note:To analyze the relationships among natural environment, land-use system,
current vegetation, and plant resource use in Eastern Himalayan Region
- Term: June 28 - July 8, 2007
- Area:Laos
- Project: Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists （B） "Study on Plant Species Diversity
in Paddy Field Landscapes in Laos"
- Field Note:To describe relationships between local people and plant resources, so
as to discuss the suitable plant resource management for local communities
in paddy field landscapes, Laos.
- Term: June 6 - June 14, 2007
- Area:Laos
- Project: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), Scientific Research （A)
,"Analysis on Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-producing Forest
in Mainland Southeast Asia"
- Field Note:To analyze the roles of Rice-producing forest in improving productivity
and sustainable resource management in mainland Southeast Asia.
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