Sustainability science for watershed landscapes [International Conference on Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes, 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii

“Sustainability science addresses the central challenge facing global society of how to reduce poverty and meet demands of a large human population desiring a good life while simultaneously maintaining the environment that provides the life support system on which long-term prosperity depends. This book provides evidence and insight into key elements of what is required to achieve sustainability by framing important policy questions and illustrating the consequences of policy alternatives in systems with complex interactions.” - Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota “Sustainability Science can be both fundamental and practical, both deep and interdisciplinary. This application of Sustainability Science to Pacific watersheds illustrates its promise.” - Peter Vitousek, Stanford University CONTENTS TABLES FIGURES Message FOREWORD Preface Acknowledgments List of contributors Theme 1. Sustainability Science for Resource Management and Policy 1. Economic Policy for Sustainable Development vs. Greed y Growth and Preservationism 2. Integrated Watershed Management: Trees, Aquifers, Reefs, and Mud 3. Transdisciplinary Research in Watershed Conservation: Experiences, Lessons, and Future Directions Chieko Umetsu, Makoto Taniguchi, Tsugihiro Watanabe, and Shigeo Yachi 4. Payments for Ecological Services: Experiences in Carbon and Water Payments in the Philippines Theme 2. Monitoring and Modelling 5. Cyberinfrastructure for Sustainability in Coupled Human – Environment Systems 6. Watershed Management for Sustainability in Tropical Watersheds: An Integrated Hydrologic Modelling Approach 7. Watershed Assessment, Restoration, and Protection in Hawai’i Theme 3. Participatory App roaches 8. Landscape-Scale Conservation: Fostering Partnerships through Ecosystem Service Approaches 9. A Participatory Approach to Community Resource Management: Building Upon Local Knowledge and Concerns Theme 4. Case Studies 10. Changing Land Use in the Golden Triangle: Where the Rubber Meets the Road 11. Effects of Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) on Watershed Health in Hawai‘i: A Literature Review and Preliminary Results on Runoff and Erosion 12. Sustainable Water Quality Management for Pacific Island Watersheds: Illustrations from American Samoa, Hawai‘i, and Micronesia 13. The Transboundary Management of Groundwater Resources in Kumamoto, Japan Synthesis 14. Sustainability Science: Overview and Directions for Further Research International Conference on Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes (2007 : Honolulu, Hawaii) Water resources development—Congresses.Watershed management—Congresses.Jointly published by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)College, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 4031 Proceedings from the International Conference on Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes held in Honolulu, Hawaii in November 2007