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Comparative Socio-Ecological Analysis of Balinese Water Temples

巴厘岛水神庙的社会生态比较分析

基本信息

批准号：
9005919
负责人：
John Lansing
金额：
$ 3万
依托单位：
University of Southern California
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
1990
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1990-08-15 至 1992-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9005919&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Comparative Socio Ecological Analysis Balinese

项目摘要

This award to a cultural anthropologist and an ecologist at the University of Southern California will support their research on a complex irrigation system in Bali. In a previous project the PIs developed a computer simulation model of the irrigation system in a broad area, and analyzed the role of religious priests in managing the flow of water so as to coordinate the activities of different sub-regions to limit pest damage and stimulate increased rice production. The model called for a vast amount of precise data about the actual flows of water, rainfall, crop production and other variables, and this award will allow the PIs to return to Bali to work with local water engineers and personnel to set up a large program of data gathering. The end result will be a more precise test and specification of the model, which should allow local experts to manage the system better. This research is important because it shows the role of native religious specialists in economic production, and will help develop analytical systems to increase our understanding of the function of regional irrigation systems in traditional societies. Any increase in understanding of how such food production systems work, especially when they are so different from our own (i.e., involving religious experts), can potentially help alleviate the world food problem.

该奖项授予南加州大学的文化人类学家和生态学家，将支持他们对巴厘岛复杂灌溉系统的研究。在之前的一个项目中，项目负责人开发了一个大范围灌溉系统的计算机模拟模型，并分析了宗教牧师在管理水流方面的作用，以协调不同次区域的活动，以限制害虫损害并刺激增加水稻产量。该模型需要有关实际水流、降雨量、农作物产量和其他变量的大量精确数据，该奖项将使 PI 能够返回巴厘岛，与当地水务工程师和人员合作，建立一个大型数据收集计划。最终结果将是对模型进行更精确的测试和规范，这将使当地专家能够更好地管理系统。这项研究很重要，因为它展示了本土宗教专家在经济生产中的作用，并将有助于开发分析系统，以增加我们对传统社会中区域灌溉系统功能的理解。对此类粮食生产系统如何运作的任何进一步了解，尤其是当它们与我们的系统如此不同时（即涉及宗教专家），都可能有助于缓解世界粮食问题。