Alternative Development and Community Reproduction : A Case Study of a Small Island in Okinawa

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21830127
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Waseda University
Principal Investigator	ISOGAWA Takaaki Waseda University, 人間科学学術院, 助教 (00508351)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,418,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,860,000、Indirect Cost: ¥558,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,248,000 (Direct Cost: ¥960,000、Indirect Cost: ¥288,000)
Keywords	コミュニティの再生産 / オルタナティブ開発 / 縮小社会
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research is to investigate an alternative development of local community by making analysis on community reproduction mechanism in the small island of Okinawa. Through the examination of local people's decision making process, it is concluded that they try to find out the way of development that is connected with their tradition.