Historical Character and Regionality of Natural Resource Management by Viewpoint of Reforestation Cycle : The Formation Process of Forestry Area on North Kanto Region

Abstract

When discussing natural resource management by the framework of forestry, we have to base on the historical character and regionality. This paper places private plantation forests on the discussions about natural resource management, clarifying the regional structures on the understandings of historical geography and following the character's behavior on that management. As a case, resource development and marketing, and reforestation of the North Kanto region about this 65 years of Japan's forestry planning system is focused. It is shown clearly what kind of background and opportunity or who have advanced the resource development, infrastructure improvement, and marketing. By considering about the clear cutting program advanced by Tochigi Prefecture, the understanding to structural positioning on plantation forestry area all over the country and to the sustainability in region are more important.