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Social changes and rural environmental history in mountain regions of southern Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24710285
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Area studies
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MATSUMOTO Miyo  京都大学, アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 研究員 (50614111)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords地域生態論 / 南部アフリカ / 土地利用 / 出稼ぎ労働 / 山岳地 / レソト王国 / 南アフリカ共和国
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of the study was to examine rural land use changes from the viewpoint of political ecology. Present conditions of soil erosion in mountain region of southern Africa was taken into account, and it was discussed with connection to social changes in southern Africa but not attributing it to population pressure or over grazing as the cause. In concrete terms, surveyed region were two mountainous regions of Kingdom of Lesotho and Republic of South Africa, which locate in the middle of the Drakensberg mountains in southern Africa. There, surveys were conducted to explain the relationship between livelihood and natural environment within the rural villages. It was then examined with connection to social changes in the region.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2013

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The decline in migrant labour and its impact on diversified rural livelihoods in a mountain area of Lesotho2013

    • Author(s)
      Miyo Matsumoto
    • Journal Title

      MILA

      Volume: special issue

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Book] レソト山岳部の社会変動と土地利用変化2013

    • Author(s)
      松本美予
    • Total Pages
      199
    • Publisher
      松香堂書店
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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