1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND ITS CAUSES IN RURAL JAPAN
| Project/Area Number |
07680166
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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 |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
OKAHASHI Hidenori HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY,FACULTY OF LETTERS,DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY,PROFESSOR, 文学部, 教授 (00150540)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | Rural Japan / landscape / Rural Geography / Landscape Policy / Landscape Improvement / Rural Policy / Landscape Conservation |
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| Research Abstract |
1. The head investigator on research trends of landscape studies and examined geography's position in the study circle. As a result, uniqueness of humanistic geography was clarified, though surveys from socio-economic geography's point of view has not been successful upto now. For the future development of this point of view, the auther proposed a theoretical framework for landscape issues.
2. Landscape policy in Japan's rural areas has progressed since 1980's and the most aggressive areas belong to hilly and mountainous areas which have experienced serious depopulation in postwar days.
3. Considering the significance of landscape policy for the sustainable development, it is confirmed that such policy was effective for overcoming the problems originated in the peripherality.
4. A case study of Kake cho in hilly and mountainous areas revealed that landscape conservation movement plyed an important role in vitalizing the central settlement.
5. A case study of Tyrolin in Austria suggested the importance of regionalism in conserving the traditional cultural landscape, comparing with Japan's experiences.
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Research Products
(14 results)
