1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Comparative Sociological Study on Urban Agriculture and City Farming
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07610200
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
社会学(含社会福祉関係)
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
IKEDA Kanji College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Associate Professor, 生物資源科学部, 助教授 (60144622)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | urban agriculture / city farming / Preservation Green Farm Land Law / 3 metropolitan areas / city farm / commuting agriculture / local central city / new potential patterns of connections between agriculture and the city |
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| Research Abstract |
I could find many important facts on the current situation of Urban agriculture and city farming mainly in Japanese city areas as Follows ;
(1)By the comparative study among the three most urbanized areas in Japan, i.e. Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, I found there are preserved farm land in Nagoya and Osaka, but there are preserved farm land not at all in Tokyo. So, urban agriculture is separated from national government's agricultural policies in Tokyo. However, urban agriculture is involved in agricultural policies of central government in Nagoya and Osaka. This difference reflects difference of the characteristics of urban agriculture between Tokyo and other two urban areas. Generally speaking, urban agriculture of, Tokyo is more independent from the central government than other two areas. Urban agriculture of Tokyo is assisted by municipal offices effectively and many farmers are more active to do marketing than other two areas.
(2)The situation of urban agriculture of Tokyo metropolitan area (23 wards) is rather similar to Naha city of Okinawa, because all the farm land has already included in urbanized oriented zone in both of these cities. However, "Preservation Green Farmland Law" has not yet introduced in Naha differently from Tokyo. So, urban farmland is eliminated widely and rapidly from urbanized zone in Naha city. I found many farmers removed to outside of Naha to continue agriculture.
(3)In the cases of local cities such as Okayama and Hukuoka, I could find development of city farms contribute to create new jobs for rural farmers such like farm maintenance and instruction of farming technique to non skilled city farmers.
(4)1 found that connections between agriculture and the city establish new potential patterns of social development in urban areas today.
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