超過密都市と農山漁村との共生に関する考察

～なかの里・まち連携事業～

抄録

Big cities have been pursuing collaborative policies with local municipalities that include agricultural areas to solve the various problems that arise due to the super high density of the city, such as lack of space, appropriate natural environment and/or agricultural/industrial manufacturing sites. For example, many municipalities in Tokyo have kept their own rural bases, which are facilities approximately 100-200 kilometers away from the municipality, to let their public elementary and junior high school pupils experience life in a natural environment as well as agricultural procedures, etc. However, recent policy needs, mainly caused by declining birthrates, aging population, difficulty in budget management, and global environmental problems, demand a change in the previous style of collaboration. Nakano City, one of the most highly populated municipalities in Japan, has been trying to cope with such demands. This paper deals with such trends based on the policy needs of the highly populated city, focusing on the Nakano Urban-Rural Cooperation Project, to examine and develop desirable solutions of similar problems in the near future.