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1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A Study on Community Organization of Mountain Villages in Heavy Snowfall Area

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02610095
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionCHUO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

YOSHIZAWA Shiro  Chuo Univ. Commerce,, Professor, 商学部, 教授 (90055088)

Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
KeywordsHeavy Snowfall / Depopulated Area / Aging / Use Of Snow / Community Organization / Indigenous Resources / Development / Environmental Protection
Research Abstract

1. A common policy for development in two town is to make use of indigenous natural resources including snow.
2. As a result of the motorization, snow removing on the road by snow plow has been becoming very important.
3. It is becoming to be hard to shovel snow from roof for dwellers in rural villages because of aging. and it should be noted that urbanization in local communities tends to undermine the traditional solidarity and weaken concerted response to snow. group's response to snow.
4. From the point of development of rural community, snow is very useful natural resource. Local governments are trying to utilize useful characteristics of snow in such a way as cooling vegetable for reservation, air-conditioning room in summer, snow festival and skiing. Now skiing is most common and effective strategy in developing mountainous villages in heavy snowfall area.
5. In the process of development of these areas, conflicts of interest occurred among local government, extraneous companies and villagers, but the conflicts were resolved by grassroots initiative of peoples in rural communities. They become more responsible for a democratic autonomy and environment protection in their communities.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 吉沢 四郎: "豪雪山村社会活性化の社会学的研究" 中央大学論集. 15. (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Shiro Yoshizawa: "A Study on Community Organization of Mountain Villages in Heavy Snowfall Area" Chuo Daigaku Ronshu Journal of Liberal Arts. No.15. (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 1994-03-18  

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