2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Forests and Animals in Chugoku Area in the Edo period
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20520585
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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 |
Japanese history
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
SATAKE Akira Hiroshima University, 大学院・総合科学研究科, 教授 (00127656)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 近世史 / 林野植生 / たたら製鉄 / 猪 |
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| Research Abstract |
During the Edo period in the Setonaikai region, forest harvesting has proceeded remarkably. People need a lot of fuel, fertilizer, and fodder. In the coast region many trees disappeared by supplying salt works with firewood. In the inland region, Tatara iron works needed a large amount of charcoal when they produced iron. Then its vegetation becamepoor, and animal's kind decreased by the bad turn of life environment.
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