Author Biography
Tom Jones is an Environmental Policy lecturer at Meiji University’s Graduate School of Governance Studies in Tokyo, Japan. Originally from the UK, Jones relocated to Japan to specialize in Forest Science, completing a PhD at Tokyo University in 2010. He was then employed as a researcher at a regional NGO, carrying out fieldwork for Matsumoto City in the Japan Alps National Park. His research revolves around social science approaches to visitor management, with a focus on heritage sites and protected areas. His publications are mostly related to contemporary issues related to nature-based tourism, place branding, and regional revitalization. However, this article on Kamikōchi is based on his chapter in a forthcoming book Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia: Perspectives from Environmental History, edited by Ts'ui-jung Liu, and James Beattie. New York/Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
