A study on large-scale civil engineering projects as a measureagainst disasters in early modern Japan : Focusing on the technology, labor and organization of Horeki river improvement.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21520693
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University
Principal Investigator	AKIYAMA Masanori 岐阜聖徳学園大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40293691)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHINOMIYA Yuji 中部大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (60293677) MORISHITA Toru 山口大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90263748)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	自然災害 / 地域社会 / 手伝普請 / 労働編成 / 職人 / 技術
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between disasters and local society. One aspect of this study includes an analysis focused on Horeki river improvement(1754-55) project held at the Kiso River basin. As a result of the analysis, we clarify that the interests of the local society and its cooperation have been deeply involved in the planning and implementing of large-scale civil engineering projects. In addition to this, we have pointed out that the organization of labor and related techniques should be considered.