About the direction of the winter life support in a Hilly, Mountainous and heavy snowfall area, based on a characteristic of space and member of community

Abstract

A community which is in a Hilly, Mountainous and heavy snowfall area holds severe problems such as aging/a population decline, and the maintenance of living environment for the winter season is getting severe year by year. In this study, we chose six different case study area, which are selected based on a characteristic of space and member of community, among the disadvantage village at To-hoku region. And future supporting direction is considered from analyzing the present conditions and problems of case study villages, through a field work and a hearing to the community members.