Past, Present, and Future of Transition of People’s Perspectives Towards Monobe River

• Watanabe, Tsunemi

• Obata, Hiroki

Abstract

Monobe river used to be a perfectly clear class A river with a lot of Ayu. However, it has many problems such as the murky waters and water shortages. As a result, catchment of Ayu virtually becomes zero. Ayu is a symbol of rich natural environment of Kochi; therefore, the authors consider that Ayu should be protected to maintain inherent characteristics of Monobe river basin. Many attempts have been made to protect Ayu by mainly Monobe fishery cooperation. Unfortunately, however, peoples’ concern towards the river is not necessarily high. Thus, it is considered useful to find “why are peoples’ concern towards the rive low? Was there any period when those concerns were high? Then when were those concerns lowered?” In this study, focusing on the period between 1950 and 1970 when relationships between people and the river seemed changed very much, an attempt is made to study transition of people's perspectives towards the river through interviewing people living in the upstream and the downstream. Based on these finding, some measures are proposed to enhance people's perspectives towards the river.

Journal

• Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal

  Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal 5 (1), 2009-03

  Society for Social Management Systems

Keywords

• Monobe river
• people’s perspectives
• history study
• transition, development

Details

• CRID: 1050282676665121536
• NII Article ID: 120006666245
• ISSN: 2432552X
• Web Site: http://hdl.handle.net/10173/1776
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: conference paper
• Data Source:
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles