| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It has been long assumed that Wordsworth is an originator of the nature-preservation movement in the Lake District. In this study I examine how people reacted to the three nature-destroying activities practiced in the Lakes: (1)deforestation of natural forests, and planting of trees which are not native to the district, (2)construction of structures on Belle Isle and Vicar’s Island, and (3)railway construction. This examination has revealed that a considerable number of people had objected against such activities as (1) and (2) before Wordsworth. He followed them in his treatment of these problems. Thus it is not right to see him as an originator. However, there is a remarkable difference between Wordsworth’s objection and his precursors’. While theirs were emotional responses to the destructions, he explained their historic and economic backgrounds. This has made his views quite plausible and contributed to forming the assumption that the nature-preservation started with him.
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