The study of environmental geopolitics about modern environmental history in the coastal area

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01188
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: The University of Shiga Prefecture
• Principal Investigator: Kagawa Yuichi 滋賀県立大学, 環境科学部, 教授 (00401307)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 環境地政学 / 環境史 / 環境問題史 / 沿岸域 / 集水域

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, I was able to visit several places in the fringes of Japan that are disputed areas in terms of environmental geopolitics through field surveys, so I was able to collect materials and gain important knowledge.
In the process of compiling the research, I was able to publish the results of the survey on environmental geopolitics as case studies of geography and areas where environmental problems occurred. In conjunction with the start of Geography in high schools, I was also able to present the results of environmental geopolitics in the field of geography education as research achievements.
Due to the difficulty of the field survey, the research period was reduced from three years to four years, but I was able to effectively utilize the research funds, including the last year. Another result of this research project was that I was able to introduce some of research results to public lectures.

Free Research Field

政治地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、地域の環境問題の解決に資するために、近代以降の環境史を理解しつつ、環境政治の実態を分析しながら、地域環境政策への将来展望を示すことを目標とした。沿岸域における環境変化の実態を解明し、過去の環境政策を理解していくことで、対象地域や類似地域の問題解決に貢献するとともに、環境地政学的分析方法の発展に寄与することができる。新型コロナウイルスの影響により、海外を中心に現地調査は不足してしまったが、文献研究や新たな資料調査によって補える部分も多かったため、現時点における研究の完成にまで到達した。本研究によって、環境問題の発生地域や将来的に可能性のある地域に対して、重要な知見を提供できた。