地域資源の活用による地域ソーシャル・イノベーションの形成

抄録

In recent years, the advance in globalization has caused regional divide and the hollowing out of industry; many local areas have fallen into decline. In such a situation, various activities targeting regional improvement have attracted attention, such as implementing business techniques and utilizing local resources. This paper attempts to comprehend social innovation in local and regional territories toward the solution of local problems using innovative changes to realize new structures and create new added values, with positive social and economical effects.

A case study analysis on an agricultural cooperative and the adaptation of the basic structural model were considered after completing theoretical studies on topics such as the social economy, the concept of social innovation in local and regional territories, and the basic structural model. It was observed that the attempt at local production for local consumption, focusing on food utilizing local resources, contributed to local revitalization.