The Evolution of Reservoir Irrigation Systems as Commons in the Dry Climate Region of Contemporary Japan

TitleThe Evolution of Reservoir Irrigation Systems as Commons in the Dry Climate Region of Contemporary Japan
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsMogi A
Conference NameSustaining Commons: Sustaining Our Future, 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
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Obara pond irrigation system, Niiike Buraku, Okayama Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan

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The resource appropriated from Obara Pond is water for irrigation, and the case takes place in the settlement of Niiike Buraku on the coastal plain of Okayama Prefecture in the Honshu island of Japan. This irrigation system is comprised of a pond a little more than two acres in area, as well as the ditches that lead water to 10 acres of farmland. At the beginning of the period, there was an apparently balanced supply of biological and physical resources withdrawn compared to the number of units...
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