不在村者による家屋管理の条件

～鳥取県日南町の事例から～

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This study aims to understand the effective management of vacant houses in Nichinan town, one of the most depopulated areas in Japan. Specifically, this study focuses on “non-resident owners” who own a house in Nichinan yet reside in other locations. Data from mail surveys of 408 non-resident house owners were analyzed using a descriptive analysis and a binary logistic regression. The study found the following results: 1) The descriptive analysis found that the non-resident owners who regularly manage their house in Nichinan experience the stress of maintaining the house. 2) The binary logistic regression found that household income, distance from current residence and Nichinan house, interaction with local people, and attachment to the region can affect the house management behavior of non-resident owners. The results suggest two possible policy implementations for local governments: the local government can take measures to maintain non-resident owners' interaction with local residents; and the local government can also devise different measures to provide information for non-resident owners who live either near or far away from the town.