Publication) #Nuclear_power_plants and #biocultural_renaissance: A case study of #Iwaishima_Island in the #Seto_Inland_Sea of Japan RT @tiniasobu
2013/01/20
I have just published an article in an international journal.
原発と生物文化ルネサンス:瀬戸内海祝島の事例研究 という論文を書きました。英
語です。
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
Available online 17 January 2013
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212682112000339
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nuclear power plants and biocultural renaissance:
A case study of Iwaishima Island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan
Yuji Ankei (Faculty of Intercultural Studies,
Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Yamaguchi, Japan)
Highlights
Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant is projected on the biodiversity
hotspot of the Seto Inland Sea of Japan.
Since 1982, Iwaishima Islanders have refused this NPP project for
fear of losing their rich fishing ground.
Some of them had worked in Fukushima Daiichi NPP in the 1970s, and
recognized its peril on life long before its explosion.
Inside the island, they prefer exchange and gift giving to money
that emphasizes inequality and damages their human ties.
They have revived a 10-century-old divine dance festival as a
symbol to unite their families living out of the island.
Abstract
For three decades, Iwaishima Islanders have rejected the proposal for a
nuclear power plant to be built 3.5 km from their home. Located in the
Suo-nada Inland Sea, which has miraculously escaped contamination,
dredging of sand, or reclamation that damaged the Seto Inland Sea after
WWII, the islanders maintain their livelihood by marketing fresh fish and
organic produce. Based on studies on the biodiversity and recent
interviews, some underlying reasons for their unyielding struggle have
come to light: (1) some worked in Fukushima Daiichi NPP, and knew its
damaging effects on human health and the bioregion; (2) islanders exchange
goods and services, with minimal dependence on cash; and (3) they have
revived the 10-century-old Kanmai (divine dance) festival held
every 4 years.
Keywords
Biocultural diversity;
Iwaishima Island;
Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant;
Seto Inland Sea