Establishment of community reorganization method for well-being in heavy snowfall hilly and mountainous area

2024 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K06293
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 41030:Rural environmental engineering and planning-related
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: SAKATA YASUYO 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (60373172)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: 豪雪中山間地 / 安寧（Well-being） / コミュニティ再編 / 災害復興 / 新潟県中越地震

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clear the key point of rural community reorganization which members are the well-being status. The participant observation and interviews were conducted with the members of two groups which the author belongs to, which were "Yamakoshi-togyu-kai" Group which executes the traditional event "Tsunozuki" Bullfight, and the "Yamakoshi-Kogomo-furusato-kai" Group which supports the residents in the Kogomo settlement sunk by the Mid Niigata prefecture Earthquake in 2004. The key to success over the past 10 years has been the motivated attitude of the residents and the outsiders’ respect for the residents. The key point is an equal attitude of mutual respect for both residents and outsiders.

Free Research Field

農村計画学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

被災経験のある中山間地域の住民のもつ安寧（Well-being）、および、地域外の支援者とのつながりを事例をもとに示したことにより、人口減少や高齢化が進む中山間地域の振興や、令和6年能登半島地震をはじめ自然災害に被災した農村地域の復興の必要性を学術的に示す意義がある。経済効率性のみではなくWell-beingの観点からそれらの推進が社会的に重要である。