Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: From Vulnerable to Resilient: A Framework for Regional Context; Chapter 1: Sustainability and Vulnerability: Well-Being in the Geo-, Eco- and Socio-environment; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Sustainability and Well-Being; 1.2.1 Sustainability of What and for Whom?; 1.2.2 Sustainability and Vulnerability; 1.3 Social-Environmental Survey in Bangladesh; 1.4 The Unhappiness Function of Local People in Bangladesh; 1.5 Ways to Improve Local Peopleś Well-Being; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Building Resilience for Vulnerability; 2.1 Introduction

2.2 Concepts2.2.1 What Is Resilience?; 2.2.1.1 Term; 2.2.1.2 Etymology; 2.2.2 Development and Definition of the Resilience Concept; 2.2.2.1 Ecology and Socioeconomic Field; 2.2.2.2 Resilience in Modern Psychiatry; 2.2.2.3 Resilience Engineering; 2.2.2.4 Definition; 2.3 Case Studies; 2.3.1 Recovery Process from Disaster and the Role of SC; 2.3.1.1 Tokyo Earthquake, 1923; 2.3.1.2 Kobe Earthquake; 2.3.1.3 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean; 2.3.1.4 Hurricane Katrina; 2.3.1.5 The Role of SC; 2.3.2 Human Contribution and Resilience; 2.3.2.1 Personal Carefulness and Collective Carefulness

2.3.2.2 Balance Between System Model and Person Model2.3.2.3 Requirements for Highly Resilient and Secure Organisations; 2.3.3 Building Resilience; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Part II: Case Study and Issues; Chapter 3: Sustainable Activities for Rural Development; 3.1 Current State of Rural Districts; 3.1.1 Future Population of Japan; 3.1.2 Cities Threatened with Extinction; 3.1.3 New Relationship Between Cities and Rural Districts; 3.2 Businesses to Support Rural Districts; 3.2.1 The Idea of Corporate Farm; 3.2.2 Case Example of Hokuto City, Yamanashi

3.2.2.1 Resolving the Issue of Abandoned Farmlands, Rice Cultivation on Terraced Paddies, Sake-Making, and Commodification of ... 3.2.2.2 Cultivation of Native Variety Raw Material and Development of Company Products; 3.2.3 Summary; 3.3 Young People from the Cities to Support Rural Villages; 3.3.1 Case Example of Efforts Made by Minami Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture; 3.3.2 The Concept of ``Maintain and Run;́́ 3.3.3 Participation in Village Events; 3.3.4 Effect of Measures Against Bird and Animal Damage; 3.3.5 Summary; 3.4 To Change a Crisis into Opportunity

3.4.1 Change the Way We See Regional Resources3.4.2 Boost Values by Increasing Participants; References; Chapter 4: Small Activities to Transmit Environmental and Cultural Resources: The Case of the Takasegawa River in Kyoto; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Regional Issues and the Need for Countermeasures; 4.3 Content of Initiatives; 4.3.1 Takasegawa Kikimiru Shimbun (Fig. 4.3); 4.3.2 Establish and Operate the Riverbed Takasegawa Kikimizu Garden; 4.3.2.1 Location; 4.3.2.2 Creation and Installation on the Riverbed; 4.3.2.3 Event Management