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Living Spaces of Ethnic Groups and their Relationship with the Ecological Environment

followed by the multi-ethnic society in Assam, which promotes sustain-
ability rather than productivity by sharing the diverse knowledge of re-
source utilization among the ethnic groups. Since the Brahmaputra Valley
originally has abundant natural resources, it is reasonable to assume that
farmers in the region do not need to further increase their productivity
to sustain their livelihoods.

Acknowledgement
This study was funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
(25883007) from August 2013 to March 2015, (15K16582) from April 2015
to March 2018, and (18K18254) from April 2018 to present, supported by
the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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