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Groundwater Management under the Kabu-ido System in Noubi Plain, Japan, 1810s~1860s
Author(s)
Takahiro Endo
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2016.07.012
Affiliation(s)
College of Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 5998531, Japan
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this
paper is to clarify how the Kabu-ido system can be employed to
successfully regulate groundwater
pumping. This was accomplished by analyzing surviving historical documents,
including budgetary notes and a diary. The Kabu-ido system was a customary institution for groundwater management in a ring levee
area of the Noubi Plain in Japan that
consisted of three programs: restriction of groundwater pumping through a permit
system, groundwater pricing and economic compensation. The system was created
in the 1810s and survived for 100 years. This paper covers the Kabu-ido system from the 1810s to the
1860s, the first half of the 100-year history. Excessive groundwater pumping is
not a new environmental problem. Although many case studies have investigated
remedial actions, few have investigated how local residents addressed the problem before the 20th century because of
a lack of documents. The Kabu-ido system is an exception in which of the procedure was documented in writing. The
historical data indicate that it was a pioneering institution for groundwater
management.
KEYWORDS
Kabu-ido system, history, groundwater management, self-organized restriction and Japan.
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