Did Continuous Countermeasures Against Agricultural Damage by Wildlife Effect the Settlement's Social Capital?

Case Study in A Area of Mie Prefecture

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that social capital is increased in the settlements where they have continuously taken countermeasures against agricultural damage by wildlife.
The result of the questionnaire and inteviews in 7 settlements in Mie prefecture shows that social capital was higher in the groups that took positive measures against agricultural damage by wildlife than those that did not.
In the settlements where countermeasures against agricultural damage by wildlife has been continued, the percentage of those taking positive measures against countermeasures against agricultural damage by wildlife has increased. As a result, social capital was also increased.