The sustainable use of agricultural resources in the rural–urban fringe was discussed from macro-, micro-, and mezzo- perspectives. From a macro-perspective, Dr. Akita argued that mixed land use between food production and housing, which enables direct-to-consumer sales of foods, would be an ideal for modern cities. The necessity to incorporate farmland conservation into urban planning as a green policy was then discussed. From a micro-perspective, Dr. Yagi argued that it was necessary to maintain good relationships between agricultural management entities and their local stakeholders. Issues related to farmland consolidation and farmland inheritance in urbanized areas were then discussed. From a mezzo-perspective, Dr. Noda argued that in order to achieve sustainable use of local resources, it is important that they are managed by the community and that the community has a certain kind of social right to the resources, just like to the local commons. The issue whether such social rights should be granted based on legal proceedings or administrative proceedings was then discussed. Ultimately, it was shown that by asserting the rights as personal rights instead of property rights, it would be possible to grant such rights not only through administrative proceedings but also legal ones.
