2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The study of the relationship between groundwater arsenic contamination and the poverty in developing countries
| Project/Area Number |
20401045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANI Masakazu 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 准教授 (60281549)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NISHIYAMA Noriaki 北海道大学, 観光学高等研究センター, 教授 (60243979)
INABA Miyuki 九州大学, 大学院・言語文化研究院, 准教授 (40326476)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 政治生態学 / 砒素汚染 / 健康被害 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examines the influence of groundwater arsenic contamination on the life of village residents in rural areas of the developing countries in Asia. Therefore, this study regards arsenic contamination not simply as a natural hazard, but as a social problem. The result of this study indicates that the rural poor disproportionally suffers from arsenic contamination in different contaminated areas in Asia. In Nepal, the severity of health problems greatly varied among social groups formed in the caste system.
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