Rural Cultural Landscapes: Asian Vision of Man- Nature Interrelatedness and Sustainability

摘要: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Abstract. Asia records share of around 57% its total population as rural, but at regional level there appear contrasting scenario. It is expected that by 2030 less than 40% will be in rural areas. The environment presents a distinct-cum-diversified cultural landscape where village life and nearness to nature are common. In habitat sense the concept also include nature-ness surrounding environment. India consists 68% living over 640,000 villages. Chinese represented agri(cultural) typically nucleated settlement types; philosophical foundation very similar landscape. Japanese natural setting which rice-fields surrounded trees mountains small clustering wood-houses common scene. Korean scene like Japanese, however under strategy ‗New Village Development Plan', tourism now developing rapidly. philosophy harmonious co-existence (kyosei), man-environment reciprocity (satoyama) historically developed East debated pathways sustainable future for landscape, together represent Asian vision Cultural Landscapes they present model rest world.