Suburban Farm and woodlands Conservation and Utilization Models and its Productivity

Abstract

To construct the land-use model by continuous conservation and utilization of suburban farm and woodlands, local resource management scheme was discussed and potential natural resources supply was estimated in the Matono District, Shingu Town, Fukuoka Prefecture. Based on land use change analysis and results of investigation on current state of the farmlands and forests, resource management scheme was developed taking account of its public benefit and present condition of management practices. By minimum required conservation and utilization of the farmlands and forests based on the plan, foods and thermal energy consumption at the Matono District was calculated as possibly supplied. This result will be considered as an allowable population in the sight of that priority was given to achievability of management or the recovery effect of a public benefit are considered. Furthermore, it was suggested that application of this land use model based on conservation priority which takes account of minimizing management labor force would improve the public benefit of "Satochi-Satoyama" and possibly develop a partnership with urban area.