Akira Miyawaki
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is a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology
, specializing in seed and study of forests. He has recreated natural forests from degraded greenfield
sites all over the world and has been given a host of awards including the Blue Planet Prize in 2006.
Plant ecology
Plant ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology which studies the distribution and abundance of plants, the interactions among and between members of plant species, and their interactions with their environment...
, specializing in seed and study of forests. He has recreated natural forests from degraded greenfield
Greenfield status
Greenfield status is a term used to describe an end point wherein a parcel of land that had been in industrial use is, in principle, restored to the conditions existing before the construction of the plant...
sites all over the world and has been given a host of awards including the Blue Planet Prize in 2006.
Biography
- 1928 : Born 29 January in Okayama
- 1952 : Diploma in biologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima University, located in the Japanese cities of Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima, was established 1949 by the merger of a number of national educational institutions.-History:Under the National School Establishment Law, Hiroshima University was established on May 31, 1949... - 1958-1960 : Visiting researcher under Reinhold Tüxen in StolzenauStolzenauStolzenau is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Weser, approx. 20 km southwest of Nienburg, and 25 km northeast of Minden.-External links:* * by Norman Streat* *...
, Germany - 1961 : Doctor of Science, Hiroshima University
- 1961-1962 : Researcher at Yokohama National UniversityYokohama National University, or is a national university in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University. It is noted for its Business Administration program.-History:The predecessor...
- 1962-1973 : Associate Professor at Yokohama National University
- 1973-1993 : Founding professor of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at Yokohama National University
- 1985-1993 : Director of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at Yokohama National University
- 1993-... : Professor Emeritus of Yokohama National University
- 1993-... : Director of the Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology
Publications
- Miyawaki A (1992). Restoration of Evergreen Broad-leaved Forests in the Pacific Region. In: M.K. Wali (ed.). Ecosystem Rehabilitaiton. 2. Ecosystem Analysis and synthesis. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague
- Miyawaki A, K. Fujiwara & E.O. Box (1987). Toward harmonious green urban environments in Japan and other countries. Bull. Inst. Environ. Sci. Technl. Yokohama Natl. Univ. 14: Yokohama.
- Miyawaki A & S. Okuda (1991). Vegetation of Japan Illustrated. Shibundo, Tokyo (Japanese)
- Miyawaki A et al. (1983). Handbook of Japanese Vegetation, Shibundo, Tokyo
- Miyawaki A (1980-1989). Vegetation of Japan. vol. 1-10
- Miyawaki A (1985). Vegetation-Ecological Studies on Mangrove Forests in Thailand, Inst. Environ. Sci. Technl. Yokohama Natl. Univ., Yokohama
- Miyawaki A, Bogenrider, S. Okuda & I. White (1987). Vegetation Ecology and Creation of New Environments. Proceedings of International Symp. in Tokyo and Phytogeographical Excursion through Central Japan. Tokai Univ. Press, Tokyo
- Miyawaki A, & E. O. Box (1996). The Healing Power of Forests -The Philosophy behind Restoring Earth's Balance with Native Trees. 286 p. Kosei Publishing Co. Tokyo
- Miyawaki A, Plants and Human (NHK Books)
- Miyawaki A, The Last Day for Man (Chikuma Shobo)
- Miyawaki A, Testimony by Green Plants (Tokyo Shoseki)
- Miyawaki A, Prescription for Restoration of Green Environments (Asahi Shinbun-sha)
- Miyawaki A, Chinju-no-mori (Native Forests of Native Trees) (Shincho-sha).