Environmental Study for Developing Defense Systems in Urban Areas against Expansion of Wildlife

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25281070
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Tohoku University of Art and Design
• Principal Investigator: TAGUCHI HIROMI 東北芸術工科大学, 芸術学部, 教授 (70405950)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKAHASHI A. Mitsuhiko 富山大学, 人間発達科学部, 准教授 (10401796) ; IKEDA Tohru 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (50202891) ; IGOTA Hiromasa 酪農学園大学, 農学生命科学部, 准教授 (60515857) ; SASAKI Shiro 国立民族学博物館, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 教授 (70178648)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KITOU Syuichi 星槎大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (40169892) ; MIURA Shingo 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (40353867) ; YOKOHARI Makoto 東京大学, 大学院工学部系研究科, 教授 (60302379) ; EBIHARA Ippei 東北芸術工科大学, 東北文化研究センター, 講師 (40589371)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 都市防衛システム / 生息フロンティア / アーバン・ワイルドライフ / 合意形成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In urban areas of Japan (Sapporo, Sendai, Uozu, Toyama, etc.) and abroad (Nairobi, Milwaukee, Iowa City, etc.), problems related to large wild mammals are increasing. These cities are under pressure to cope with the wildlife. Governments, local and national, are only engaging in damage control and cannot foresee fundamental solutions. To operate wildlife control smoothly, agencies needs to collaborate with specialists and the local community, which could range from urban residents, as in Japan and the United States, to ethnic communities as in the case of Nairobi. In Kenya, the national wildlife agency is moving to delegate its powers to local communities.
Our research suggests that in many jurisdictions, private land ownership has become stronger and thus complicating the task of agencies to control wildlife in the field. Wildlife control methods are also compelled to adjust to the opinions of urbanites which often are at odds with traditional wildlife management.

Free Research Field

環境学（文化人類学、民俗学、地理学）