Nature and Human Communities

Foreword: Challenging the Problems of Coexistence in Asia (Takeshi Sasaki, The President of the University of Tokyo).- Part 1. Coexisting with Peoples: Self and Society: Introduction (Akihiko Tanaka, institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo). 1-1. Confrontation and Coexistence in 16th-18th Century Asia (Mio Kishimoto, Graduate Scool of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo). 1-2. Language and Education in Colonial and Postcolonial India (Riho Isaka, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo). 1-3. Environmental Preservation and Community Welfare under Rural Development Projects (Ryutaro Ohtsuka, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo). 1-4. Formation of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies in Asia (Tetsuo Kidokoro, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo). 1-5. Social Restructuring in East Asia after the Crisis - A Bottom-up Style or a Top-down Style (Akira Suehiro, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo).- Part 2. Coexisting with Nature: Societies and Environments: Introduction (Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo). 2-1. From 'Natural Wealth' to 'Resources', Simplification of Nature in Asia (Jin Sato, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo). 2-2. Coffee, Poverty and Environment (Yukio Ikemoto, Institute of Oriental Culture, The University of Tokyo). 2-3. Utilization and Regional Bio-resources (Gyosuke Meshitsuka, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo). 2-4. Climate and Human Activities (Teruyuki Nakajima, Center for Climate Research, The University of Tokyo). 2-5. Global Sustainability and the Role of Asia (Hiroshi Komiyama, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo).