STUDY ON THE LAND USE STRUCTURE AND LAND-DISTRIBUTION IN "NAKAKUBO HAMLET" : Spatial structure of cooperativeness

Abstract

This paper examines the land use during the age of slash-and-burned method of cultivation in Nakakubo hamlet. And it analyzes the establishing process of land-ownership. Through this analysis, this paper defines the structure of three basic territories related to land use and land-distribution, and also explains their characters. There is a existence of a strong community rule of equality between each household. The rule of equality is clearly manifested in the land-distribution. As the result, this paper concluded that the hamlet's social structure is reflected on land use formation.