A Comparative Study on the Property Status of “Absentee Landlords” Forests in a Depopulated Areas

Abstract

This study aims to understand the effective management of forests by making comparisons of the various types of property that people have in Chizu town and Nichinan town. Specifically, this study focuses on “absentee landlords” who own their property away from their current residence. The descriptive analysis on the relationship between the recognition of management of planted forest and other related variables found that the two towns have many similarities and some differences. This comparative study suggests that to better understand the forest management of the absentee landlords, we should focus on similarities and some differences on their other property statuses.