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Forest Landscape Planning Lab
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The lab explores the connection between nature and people through both landscapes and institutions.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating living spaces in symbiosis with nature
The Forest Landscape Planning Lab studies the spatial relationship between nature and people and the landscapes that emerge from it.
The lab treats as "environment" not only natural environments such as forests, but also the residential environments and communities where people live.
Within this framework, it examines the roles that "greenery" and "nature" have played, from the perspective of landscapes and places for recreation.
Drawing on psychology, sociology, geography, history, and legal and institutional studies, the lab conducts research from the standpoint of spatial planning theory, covering scales from the region down to the individual site.
Key terms
- Fuchi (scenic character)
- A term related to scenery and landscapes. It describes the charm of nature that carries historical and cultural value.
- Ecosystem services
- The various functions produced by nature, such as forests and oceans, that support human life.
- Geographical indication (GI)
- A system that protects the names of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products tied to their place of origin, so that they are recognized as products of that region.
NewsLab news
Published a paper offering a multifaceted examination of protection systems for geographical indications (GI)
Presented research findings on community participation in social forestry in Indonesia
Presented research findings on balancing mangrove ecotourism with conservation
Presented research findings on memories of local dishes and perceptions of the decline of seafood culture
Presented research findings on the supplyshed concept used in natural capital assessment
ResearchResearch themes
The lab examines the spatial relationship between nature and people, and the landscapes that result from it, from perspectives such as comfort, aesthetics, sense of belonging, and economic value. The lab consists of the Regional Character and Symbiosis with Nature field and the Landscape Architecture and Tourism field, and it covers everything from institutions and policy to the planning and design of parks and landscapes.
*Illustrative imageInstitutions and policy for natural resources
Focusing on the relationship between agricultural and forest products and place, the lab studies institutions and policies for managing natural resources. It analyzes topics such as the protection of geographical indications, payment for ecosystem services, and forest environment taxes.
*Illustrative imageManagement planning for protected areas
The lab studies how management plans should be designed for protected areas such as national parks. It considers, from a planning perspective, how to protect and also make use of the landscapes of natural areas.
*Illustrative imageLandscape conservation
The lab studies how to protect the landscapes of many kinds of places, from wilderness areas to satoyama (traditional rural landscapes) and cities. It develops planning and design methods for protecting and creating landscapes.
*Illustrative imageUrban parks and green spaces
This research focuses on parks, gardens, and green spaces in cities. The lab considers their planning from the perspective of the roles that "greenery" plays in people's lives.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Forest Landscape Planning Lab include faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, researchers, support staff, and graduate research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorRyo KohsakaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorKiyotatsu YamamotoPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Kamikōchi, Hida Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture; September 2007 (03)” skyseeker / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Institutions and policy for natural resources: “Higashiushirobata Tanada 2” Totti / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Management planning for protected areas: “Oze trail ( )” Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Landscape conservation: “Satoyama landscape near Hida, Gifu” Seth Vidal / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Urban parks and green spaces: “Urban Greening Botanical Garden - Kiba Park - Koto, Tokyo, Japan - DSC05409” Daderot / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (林政学研究室): “Hanazawa no Sato, view of a mountain village settlement” Azabujulie / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (森林生物地球科学研究室): “Borndipt” T. R. Shankar Raman / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (森林経理学研究室): “Aerial view of a forest 1 (Unsplash)” Maria Mekht / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (森林利用学研究室): “Timberjack Harvester - geograph.org.uk - 904916” Will Anderson / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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