Research on Culture and Landscapes and their Safeguarding - Survey on Cultural Landscapes in Relation to Human Living and Livelihood

• Project/Area Number: 26289220
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Architectural history/Design
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: INABA Nobuko 筑波大学, 芸術系, 教授 (20356273)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 斎藤 英俊 京都女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (30271589) ; 平賀 あまな サイバー大学, 総合情報学部, 講師 (90436270)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥12,090,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,790,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
• Keywords: 文化的景観 / 世界遺産 / 文化多様性 / 自然多様性 / 持続可能性 / 文化政策 / 環境政策 / 地域政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Cultural Landscape, the category which was introduced to cover natural areas influenced by human existence and its culture including such aspects as agricultural or sacred landscapes, has been developed significantly -- going beyond just a typology of heritage -- and it is now utilized in a broader context including application as a holistic heritage conservation methodology or approach expanding its area to human settlements and their livelihood /industrial landscapes. Surveys were conducted and various points at issue for further consideration were identified, from cases of developed countries dealing with the demands of economic revitalization policies to cases of developing countries coping with minorities' living areas, directed at policies to help raise their identity awareness.