Adaptation of Fishing-horticultural Societies to Ecological and Social Changes Caused by a Natural Disaster

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21710254
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: FURUSAWA Takuro The University of Tokyo, 日本・アジアに関する教育研究ネットワーク, 特任准教授 (50422457)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2010
• Keywords: 地震 / 津波 / 復興 / 人類生態学 / メラネシア / ソロモン諸島 / 感染症 / 生活習慣病

Research Abstract

Health checkups were performed in the earthquake/tsunami devastated villages in the Solomon Islands ; villages were selected on the basis of the types of damages and socioeconomic conditions. Both risks of non-communicable diseases and infectious and nutritional diseases were more observed in an urban village where several villagers took refugee in clouded campsites. In a remote village, risks of infectious and nutritional conditions were found. In contrast, health problems seemed to be minimized in villages where villagers would cooperate from one to another under strong leaderships.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Tracking fishing activities of the Roviana population in the Solomon Islands using a portable global positioning system (GPS) unit and a heart rate monitor. (2011)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Field Methods (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Solomon Islands villages during recovery from a massive earthquake. (2011)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T., Furusawa H, Eddie R, Tuni M, Pitakaka F, Aswani S.
  • Journal Title: New Zealand Medical Journal 124 Pages: 17-28
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The serum leptin level and body mass index in Melanesian and Micronesian Solomon Islanders : Focus on genetic factors and urbanization. (2011)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T., Naka I., Yamauchi T., Natsuhara K., Kimura R., Nakazawa M., Ishida T., Nishida N., Eddie R., Ohtsuka R., Ohashi J.
  • Journal Title: American Journal of Human Biology 23 Pages: 435-444
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Q223R polymorphism in LEPR is associated with obesity in Pacific Islanders. (2010)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T., Naka, I., Yamauchi, T., Natsuhara, K., Kimura, R., Nakazawa, M., Ishida, T., Inaoka, T., Matsumura, Y., Ataka, Y., Nishida, N., Tsuchiya, N., Ohtsuka, R., Ohashi, J.
  • Journal Title: Human Genetics 127(3) Pages: 287-294
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The role of barrier islands in subsistence of the inhabitants of Roviana Lagoon, Solomon Islands. (2009)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T., Ohtsuka, R.
  • Journal Title: Human Ecology 37(5) Pages: 629-642
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Changing ethnobotanical knowledge of the Roviana people, Solomon Islands : Quantitative approaches of its correlation with modernization. (2009)
  • Author(s): Furusawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Human Ecology 37(2) Pages: 147-159
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ソロモン諸島ロヴィアナ地域における開発に伴う村間・村内の生業格差の社会的背景 (2009)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎
  • Journal Title: 応用社会学研究 51 Pages: 65-78
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ソロモン諸島ロヴィアナの.土地利用の多様さ:リスク回避とリスク選好の使い分け (2010)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎
  • Organizer: 第15回生態人類学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 琵琶湖グランドホテル
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-16
• [Presentation] 大規模災害と復興が漁撈農耕社会におよぼす影響:2007年ソロモン諸島沖地震津波被災地の人類生態学的調査 (2009)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎・古澤華・Shankar Aswani・Ricky Eddie・Makiva Tuni・Freda Pitakaka・Josephine Watoto・Connie Panisi
  • Organizer: 第50回日本熱帯医学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄コンベンションセンター
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-22
• [Book] 身体からみた2つのネシア(南太平洋を知るための58章)(吉岡政徳・石森大知(編)) (2010)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎
  • Total Pages: 28-31
  • Publisher: 明石書店
• [Book] 消える森林(南太平洋を知るための58章)(吉岡政徳・石森大知(編)) (2010)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎
  • Total Pages: 109-112
  • Publisher: 明石書店
• [Book] 開発と環境保護(オセアニア学)(オセアニア学会(編)) (2009)
  • Author(s): 古澤拓郎
  • Total Pages: 149-162
  • Publisher: 京都大学学術出版会
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