Traditional ecological knowledge of natural resource management in satoyama vegetation as source of building materials of traditional farmhouses in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
25340107
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Environmental and ecological symbiosis
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| Research Institution | Shinshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
IDA Hideyuki 信州大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 准教授 (70324217)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TSUCHIMOTO Toshikazu 信州大学, 学術研究院工学系, 教授 (60247327)
HOYANO Shigeo 信州大学, 学術研究院工学系, 准教授 (70377646)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
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| Keywords | 伝統的生態学的知識 / 木造民家 / 自然資源 / 里山林 / ブナ林 / 茅場 / 中山間地 / 持続利用 / 古民家 / 伝統的知識 / 里山 / カヤ場 / 豪雪地 / 伝統利用 / 古材 / 樹種組成 / ブナ / 伝統的木造民家 / 火入れ / 植生管理 / 景観 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We examined traditional knowledge of sustainable natural resource use associated with the traditional farmhouses in central Japan from an ecological perspective. We found that tree species composition in nearby forests determined how wood is used, and that wood strength in structural timber is important. Satoyama forest is used as a timber source and is characterized by the patchy distribution of trees; it is managed sustainably, using the regeneration traits of varying tree species. In semi-natural grasslands that produce thatching material, annual burning and mowing are used to maintain a high quality of thatching grass. Thus, people living in traditional farmhouses are a rich source of traditional ecological knowledge that can be used to sustainably manage natural resources.
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