Japan's Imperial Forest Goryōrin, 1889-1946 (English, Conrad Totman)

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This is the first study of its kind to trace the history of what was to become one of Japan's major resources and a model of conservation and forestry management. Central to the planning of the Meiji reformers was securing the long-term financial stability of the Imperial household that would not leave it exposed to the whims of future political and economic change. The solution was the goryorin , or imperial forests. Over time, however, the acqu…

ISBN: 9781905246304