2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Characteristic Features and Transformation of Folk Houses in Southern Kishu
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20500680
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General human life sciences
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| Research Institution | Wakayama Shin-ai Women's Junior College |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TANI Naoki 大阪市立大学, 大学院・生活科学研究科, 教授 (40159025)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 住生活 / 民家 |
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| Research Abstract |
Resume of research results : Two objectives were achieved : The first was to ascertain the distribution of several types of house floor plans, including some unique to the area that were heretofore unknown, in order to elucidate the characteristic features of and changes in household life. The second was to gain a grasp of the relationship between ground plans and houses in order to elucidate the special features and transformation of the area's unique ground plans, such as windbreaks, stone fences, and hedges, that are designed to protect houses against typhoons and violent rainstorms.
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