| Project/Area Number |
23830109
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Hannan University |
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Principal Investigator |
IZAWA Masaoki 阪南大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40611942)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 河川政策 / 連邦洪水防御法 / 水土保全区 / 水利権 / 河川史 / 排水堤防区 / ニューディール / 土壌保全局 / 陸軍工兵隊 / 住民主体の河川管理 / 資源保全 / 環境保全 / 治水管理区 / 水資源委員会 / 水資源史 |
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| Research Abstract |
The Federal Flood Control Act marked a major shift in relation between river and society. However, this study is neither a history of legislative power politics nor ahistory of the federal river policy. Focusing on the local authorities improvingecological protection against great flood along the lower Illinois River, this study showshow the nature-centered river system initially developed as a response of the localdrainage and levee districts. I made use of the archival materials on the local landdistricts, which reveals that because of the general flood and operating costs for landdrainage at high level, landowners were delinquent in paying off the principal andinterest due on drainage bonds. As a consequence, the reversion of reclaimed land toits natural functions proceeded rapidly through the Soil and Water ConservationDistricts.
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