1994 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Land Consolidation Project and Local Community Revitalization Effect
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05660275
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Irrigation, drainage and rural engineering/Rural planning
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOSHINO Satoshi Okayama University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Research Associate, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 助手 (60192738)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1993 – 1994
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| Keywords | land consolidation project / rural revitalization / mountain region |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to prove the local community revitalization effect brought about by the land consolidation project. This effect can be divided into three aspects which are the settlement of the farm household successors, the revitalization of the local communities and organizations and the preservation of the local resources. Hirose-town of Shimane Prefecture was selected by this research as a research area. The group which carried out a land consolidation project and the group which is not were set up in this research area. Differences in two groups were made destinct by using past 20-year statistical data and the results of the questionnaire investigation from the above three aspects. Based on the comparison analysis, it was proved that land consolidation projects in the mountain regions had the effect which makes the local community develop against depopulation. It was also pointed out that the autonomous bodies in the mountain regions must push forward with land consolidation projects eagerly.
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