An Evaluation of the Activities that Residents Repair the Terminal Irrigation Waterway on Measures to Conserve and Improve Land, Water, and Environment

A Case Study of Seiwa Village at Taki Town in Mie Prefecture

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the activities that rural residents repair terminal irrigation waterway and road around farmland. Evaluation was held compare before and after the repair about the difference of depreciation expense or the composite useful lives. As a result of the evaluation, when about seven years of composite useful lives could extend, it turned out that the depreciation expense per year is reduced after repair rather than repair before under the facilities conditions in case village. It was consider that residents' cooperation makes it possible and accumulation of the socialcapital such as the cooperative behavior was observed through the activities.