| Project/Area Number |
23K21819
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| Project/Area Number (Other) |
21H03725 (2021-2023)
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2021-2023) |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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Principal Investigator |
VAFADARI Kazem 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サステイナビリティ観光学部, 教授 (70628049)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
四本 幸夫 立命館アジア太平洋大学, サステイナビリティ観光学部, 教授 (50449534)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥12,090,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,790,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
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| Keywords | Agriculture heritage / Community / Resiliency / Comparative study / Tourism / GIAHS / agriculture / heritage / rural / tourism / Rural development / Japan / Europe / Agriculture / Heritage / Conservation / Traditional knowledge / Community development / community / agriculture heritage / resiliency / development |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research will study the best practices for developing community resiliency against stresses such as depopulation, aging and shocks such as natural disasters and COVID-19. Identification of the characteristics of sustainable tourism and its role in rural communities based on Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites will be lessons to be shared from the international comparison in Japan and four countries;South Korea, Spain, Portugal and Italy. This research will provide specific policy advice for sustainable tourism development based on Japanese GIAHS.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Consultation and survey with United Nation Food and Agriculture experts are done and several sites were selected and introduced for further study. Preliminary Data collection from Italy and Spain has cleared main aspects of community resiliency and development in GIAHS sites to be focused in following steps of the research. Data collection on Japanese GIAHS sites on food system and community resiliency is done and research paper from Kunisaki GIAHS is being prepared for publication. Preliminary data collection form Spain and Portugal GIAHS sites are done through filed study in Valencia, Morella and Montelegre. Feedback from Local community, local government and academia in the GIAHS sites are being analyzed. Altogether, a comprehensive research design is prepared to finalize the research.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research progress became smooth right after removal of travel restrictions and resolving of access to GIAHS sites and communities by UNFAO. initial arrangements were done through GIAHS coordinator office of UNFAO and I could proceed to field visits. However, the result of field study is somehow extraordinary due to post Covid tourism behavior in European GIAHS sites. A social phenomenon that exists after travel restrictions is the over tourism which make it difficult to collect quality data and examine real situation. A comparative study with pre Covid data on tourism is conducted by principal investigator to ensure data validity. In general the research progress is as expected and it will be more smooth in the next stage.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The results of field study in the first stage will be presented to key stakeholders in GIAHS sites of Europe and Japan for feedback and to identify the best practices of community based tourism initiatives. Resilient factors and indicators are gong to be tested in a cooperative study approach in the nest stage. Participatory online seminars are planned to gather people from different GIAHS sites on the table to discuss the common issues and lessons from GIAHS related activities.
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