本セッションの目的は，自然資源や自然環境の人間社会による利用がどのように自然資源や自然環境を変化させるのか／変化させてきたのか，また自然資源や自然環境の変化がどのように人間社会に影響を与えているのか／与えてきたのかを，地球科学と社会科学が共に考え議論することにある．国内外の様々な地域の様々な自然環境におけるフィールド調査，方法論的・概念論的考察に根ざしたレビュー，実態分析から理論への展開，などに基づいた成果発表を幅広く歓迎する．研究テーマには自然資源と自然環境に関する次の内容が含まれる．●利用の実態，利用に関する在来知．●利用による変化・劣化へのインパクト（環境史・環境誌）．●地球温暖化・気候変動による利用・変化・劣化への影響．●適正な保全と管理，●変化・劣化に対する社会経済的変化，生計安全保障の問題，政治生態．●フィールド研究とマクロな視点の時空間スケール・ギャップ．研究成果発表と共に，成果を土台にした地球科学と社会科学の対話を促す発表も歓迎する．本セッションはその対話が発表グループ内だけでなく聴衆も交えて進むよう総合討論の場を設け，対話を通じて議論が深まり拡がるよう工夫していく．

The purpose of this interdisciplinary session is to discuss how human intervention
has been affecting natural resource and environment and how changes in natural
resource and environment have been affecting human societies, from perspectives of
earth sciences and social sciences. Contributions from a broad spectrum of research
approaches are welcomed, including local-scale fieldworks in various countries under
diverse socio-economic and natural conditions, theory development derived from
existing knowledge, and research reviews based on progress of knowledge,
methodology or research concepts. Following research themes and findings are
included in the focus of the session but further topics related to use, change,
management of natural resources and environment are also accepted. 1) New
knowledge on human use of natural resources and environment, and locally inherited
experience on the sustainable use; 2) Impacts of human use on change or
degradation of natural resources and environment; i.e. environmental history or
environmental geography; 3) Impacts of global climate change on resource and
environmental change or degradation; 4) Proper management of natural resource
and environment for conservation; 5) Socio-economic changes, livelihood security,
political ecology as a driver or result of resource and environmental change or
degradation; 6) Issues for overcoming gaps in linking between local national,
regional and global studies. The session will ensure time for discussion between
authors and audience and, if suitable, authors are encouraged to facilitate dialogues
between earth sciences and social sciences. Note: Language of the session is
Japanese and English with no priority.