System of Revitalization :

Comparative study for Revitalization Process between rural area where Mr. Fram Kitagawa introduced an art festival and urban areas (Nagahama, Takamatsu and Youngstown) with respect to area management

Abstract

　The purpose of this paper is to analyze systems of regional revitalization. Firstly, I discuss dynamism of revitalization in a shrinking society and argue that citizen sector, which has an interest in social problems, is more important as a community renovator than the govermment sector which is concerned with a wider area. Secondly, I suggest the ideal type of revitalization from area management point of view. I analyze comparative studies of dynamic revitalization including a rural area and urban cities (Echigo-Tsumari region in Niigata prefecture, Nagahama city in Shiga prefecture, Takamatsu city in Kagawa prefecture and Youngstown in Ohio U.S.A) as cases. Each of these cases encompasses a declining population. Finally I illustrate the sustainable system of revitalization where we separate the right of use from ownership and right of use is managed by a community renovator under this system.