Social anthropological research on the preventing dissolution and overcoming vulnerability of depopulated and aging communities

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520991
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAKUWA FUMIKO 首都大学東京, 人文科学研究科(研究院), 教授 (90289984)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 過疎高齢社会 / 脆弱性克服 / 村落解体 / 郷友会 / UターンとIターン / 地域おこし / 甑島 / 鳩間島

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Self-government associations have been said to face crisis due to depopulation and aging in some communities located in islands,coastal area and mountanous regions. The purpose of the research is how these communities have overcome vulnerabilities as well as prevented dissolution of communities.
As the sesult of interaction among local residents, indivuals or groups outside the communities and local governments aimed at maintaining regional autonomy, new borderless and cross-boundary communities have generated. The field survey on these types of villages in the southern japan has revealed that depopulated aging communities have maintained autonomy due to self-directed revitalization and environment conservation activities making use of cultural resources which are inherent in these communities.

Free Research Field

文化人類学