Author(s)

Akira Hiratsuka^1*, Yugo Tomonaga², Yoshiro Yasuda³

¹Osaka Sangyo University, Osaka, Japan.
²National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan.
³University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan.

Authors have conducted an experiment of irradiation using sound waves (frequency) including ultrasonic waves into water such as drinking water, sea water and forest water and wastewater so far. As a result, almost the same effect of improvement of water quality was confirmed for each sound wave. Then, an environmental anthropological study of watershed management based on the sound was carried out assuming that a water quality management using the sound could be possible. The Goulburn River basin in the southern part of Australia in which indigenous peoples (Yorta Yorta) have been concerned with the management for a long time so far was selected as an objective drainage basin this time. As a result, a couple of environmental anthropological perspectives on watershed management were proposed.

Watershed Management, Water Quality Conservation, Water Quality Improvement by Sound, Murray-Goulburn River, Eco-Money (Environmental Tax)

Hiratsuka, A. , Tomonaga, Y. and Yasuda, Y. (2014) Environmental Anthropological Study of Watershed Management‐Water Quality Conservation of Forest as a Catchment Area in the Southern Part of Australia. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 6, 1691-1702. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2014.618152.