2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Study on the Renascence of Local Area by Community Land Trust: Through the Comparative Institutional Analysis
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18404016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Town planning/Architectural planning
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
GOTO Haruhiko Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Professor (70170462)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAGUCHI Taro Niigata Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor (20367139)
SATO Hirosuke Waseda University, 理工学術院, Research Associate (10449332)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | community land trust / land trust / area management / management organization / community design / contribution to society |
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| Research Abstract |
The following study will observe various Land Trust and Community Land Trust organizations in the United States as a basis for community land preservation and management. Through the organization of the entire trust advocacy movement and various hearings we axeble to determine the management structure of community landownership and the issues that these organizations face.
In the United States the Land Trust and Community Land Trust movement has led an entirely different path in historical development. For many years Land Trust organizations have protected large natural environments through taking large pacts of land off the general market. But there was a tendency to restrict the use of the land in order to protect there natural environments. On the other hand Community Land Trust organizations have been developed in order to encourage affordable residential housing upon the ever-increasing cost of housing, handling land within the city region and focusing more on how the land is used
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by people.
In suburban residential areas, Community Land Trusts have gone beyond the protection of the environment and land acquisition, resolving various land use issues as well as educating members of the community. These organizations are mainly funded and supported through tax-deductible donations, and conservation easements, which creates an enforceable preservation agreement between the owner and Land Trust organization for the purposes of conservation. It is evident that through these various policies, the entire conservation movement is supported.
In recent years Land Trust organizations are beginning to incorporate the preservation of community open space in urban environments. Through the cooperation of both Land Trust and Community Land Trust organizations a new movement of community design is starting to become apparent. Although this movement is only beginning to sprout, there is a high expectation in societal contribution, through the collective effort in land preservation and conservation Less
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Research Products
(4 results)
