A geographical study on the basis for existence of mountainous villages in northern Laos

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A geographical study on the basis for existence of mountainous villages in northern Laos
著者
横山, 智
著者別名
  • Yokoyama, Satoshi
学位授与大学
筑波大学
取得学位
博士（理学）
学位授与番号
乙第1938号
学位授与年月日
2003-06-30

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the basis for existence of mountainous village in northern Laos. As a study area, the author selected 16 settlements of Ngoi district, located in Luang Phabang province in northern Laos, where there are no roads at all, and analyzed the relationship between economic activities, settlement location, and ethnicity from the spatial point of view. The study area contains settlements of three ethnic groups: ethnic Lao, Khmu, and Hmong. In terms of economic activities, people carry out agricultural activities such as subsistence agricultural production, gathering of forest products, livestock raising, and so on. In addition to this, there are non-agricultural activities such as general store management, and agri-forest products brokerages. The main economic activity is rice farming in swidden fields. In the study area, the methods of cultivating crops make use of the people's indigenous knowledge acquired from their long history, for example regarding the selection of planted rice varieties and mixed crops. ･･･

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