| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUI Keisuke University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Assistant Professor, 地球科学系, 講師 (60302353)
TEZUKA Akira University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Professor, 地球科学系, 教授 (60155455)
SAITO Isao University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Professor, 地球科学系, 教授 (90006586)
YAMAMOTO Mitsuru Saitama University, Faculty of Liberal Art, Associate Professor, 教養学部, 助教授 (60230588)
KIKUCHI Toshio Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science, Associate Professor, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教授 (50169827)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to establish and develop rural geography in Japan based on the review of viral geographical studies in the developed countries and our own empirical viral researches both in Japan and foreign countries. Analyses of rural geographical studies in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand tell us that the modern rural geography deals with various human activities in rural areas such as primary, secondary and tertiary industries, society, culture, political powers, planning and resource management We also recognized that present rural areas have been changing, drastically and a new framework of rural geography should be presented in Japan
Our rural geography in Japan includes (1) theoretical framework (methodology, models and research methods), (2) temporal and spatial changes of rural areas, (3) land improvement and landscape, (4) population and employment, (5) rural economy (agriculture, urban impacts on agriculture, manufacturing, transport, leisure and recreation), (6) rural life (rural centers, service provision and life style), (7) rural society and culture, (S) rural planning and policy. We discussed and described these elements of rural geography for our final report
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