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In comparison with the results of 2001 field survey
Yuji HARA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
207-212
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This study aims at examining flood damage in the eastern fringe of Metro Manila by 2009 tropical storm
Ondoy in comparison with the previous study for the 1989 flood in the same area. Data on distribution of flood depth were obtained from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority and overlaid with the landform classification map using GIS in order to understand landform-flood relationships for the whole study area. Then the two sample sites for detailed field investigation were selected and field interviews with local people were conducted for verifying field situations of flooding. As the results, it was revealed that 100-year return period heavy rainfall by
Ondoy was causing higher floodwater level at the meandering point along the Marikina River accelerated by the recent completion of the several bridges, and the subdivision situated on a former river course was got serious flood damage due to the dyke break. In contrast, a lacustrine plain was not seriously submerged as reported by the previous study due to the completion of the lakeshore dyke and drainage pumping stations; however, the lakeside subdivision built in an informal planning process was inevitably submerged.
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Gaku MANAGO, Hidetoshi KITAWAKI, Md. Mafizur Rahman
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
213-218
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This survey's target is the selection methodology for economically feasible alternative water supply using the concept of appropriate technology. Groundwater has been polluted with arsenic in rural Bangladesh. Those who live in the rural, however, use the water for drinking and cooking purposes. Consequently cases of arsenicosis patients reached about 38,000 in 2008. Alternative drinking water sources have not fully been available in rural areas in Bangladesh. Therefore, ,chemical substances such as decontaminating chemical(bleaching powder) coagulant(Alum) and etc to be used for water purification as well as appropriate water supply equipment such as Arsenic and Iron Removal Plant(AIRP) is necessary for them. In this study, a mathematical formula has been developed to select most appropriate alternative water supply method for the villager in Bangladesh.
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Analysis of Landscape Drawings in Developing Agricultural Areas
Ryo NISHISAKA, Shigeru HORI, Akihiko KAMOSHITA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
219-224
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We got landscape drawings from 144 students in Battambang, Cambodia. We made analysis of their landscape drawings and revealed their landscape recognition. As a result we found that 1) they strongly recognize mountains, 2) appearance ratio of "Combination of mountains, rice field, and house" was changed with viewpoints changing from Stand View to Bird's Eye View. We made suggestion that we should pay attention for development around mountains. And we should preserve the area that maintain combination of mountains and rice field.
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A Study from a Rural Area in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Hironori Yagi
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
225-230
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This paper estimates the labor input on rice production by different farm size, gender and age group in Echigo-tsumari region, a rural area in Niigata prefecture and prospects the future possibility of the farmland conservation in severely aging situation. Random coefficient regression with Agricultural Census by rural community unit clarified considerable labor input by small and elder farmers. Under certain assumption, about 71% of rice field area held by elder farmers is able to be conserved by the expansion of young farm management entities. Spatial distribution of young and elder management entities is not particularly polarized.
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Hikari TADA, Takanori NAGANO, Akihiko KOTERA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
231-236
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Today enterprises which begin to participate in agriculture are increasing in number. In agricultural communities which permit their participation, there are mixtures of hopes and concerns about their roles. Enterprises need to establish both economical success and collaborative partnership with host communities for their sustainable management. In this paper we first tried to extract factors which are important for their sustainable participation from reviews of existing studies and then analyzed the actual case of participation with insight to these factors. It became clear that the successful enterprise is not only making full use of their own existing resources but also exploring, enhancing and using regional resource through establishment of a good partnership with the host community.
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The case study in Changsha & Huarong, Hunan Province
Limin LIU, Kenji YOSHINAGA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
237-242
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The paper analyses the farmer's willingness to participate to and evaluation on performance of the Farmer's Professional Association (FPA) in order to discuss a future development of FPA with the questionnaire survey targeting both peri-urban and less favorable areas in Hunan Province in China. The result clarifies that farmer's concerns about the FPA is still low due to insufficient information on its activities even though it could contribute to increasing income and improving farming practices. This requires related policies such as provision of information and services demanded, build-up of better relationships between farmers and FPA, and necessary policy and institutional arrangements.
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Yuko HONDA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
243-248
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This study showed the local people's awareness to Kounotori-rice and the characteristics of the local buyers by the analysis of the questionnaire on people in Toyooka City. 20% of respondents purchased the rice and most of the purchasers are going to buy continuously. The purchasers are hoping to promote the local development including the primary industry, thinking local people have some responsibility for White Stork's Survival, and going to do something for the success of the reintroduction. We found the purchasers of local people are inclined to make a positive attitude to the local problem.
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Yoshinobu Kusumoto, Yoshinori Tokuoka, Shori Yamamoto
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
249-254
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Alternanthera philoxeroides has expanded distribution from late 1990s in paddy fields of Inba-numa area. We investigated the quantity of distribution in each per cell in the paddy field in the Moroto river basin for the grasp of the distribution realities and the clarification of the diffusion factor for 2008-2009 years. As a result, the distribution of the
Alternanthera philoxeroides was confirmed a lot in not only paddy field but also Levee in Inbanuma area. It was suggested that the important factor of the diffusion is the distance from the farm where
Alternanthera philoxeroides was distributed over in last year and the distance from the irrigation canal.
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Yoji Tanaka, Yoshihiro Sawada, Satoshi Yamamoto, Michiro Fujihara, Tak ...
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
255-260
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To clarify the current status of irrigation pond abandonment and the problem for aquatic plant conservation, we investigated the percentage of abandoned pond in local area, the relationship between the depth of pond and aquatic and meadow plants diversity at farm village on hilly terrain in northern part of Awaji Island. The investigation was carried out by interviewing 133 pond manager and by field survey. We found half of ponds had been abandoned already, and, we verify the strong correlation between depth of pond and species richness of aquatic plants.
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An approach with integer programming
Makoto NOHMI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
261-266
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This study treats the problem about merger and abolition of elementary schools in rural region from the standpoint of management with minimum cost and improvement of education environment with integer programming. As a result, it has become clear that the merger and abolition of elementary schools contribute to reduce the cost even for the rural regions whose density of pupils is as high as 473.1 pupils/km². This finding is applied also for the cases, in which class with 25 pupils would be adopted for the regions whose density of pupils is approximately equal to or lower than 8.2 pupils/km².
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Fumitsugu KOBAYASHI, Naoko SAIO
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
267-272
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In the era of enlarging school districts, it is difficult for inhabitants in agricultural and mountainous areas to keep managing their community functions because the families that have children can go away from former school districts. Moreover, we should proceed to community management adjusting on each situation of specific areas that has been complicated in the point of community functions. Our object in this study is to figure out the situation in agricultural and mountainous areas and consider the perspectives for community management in the future.
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Through a Questionnaire Survey for Local People in Yamakoshi Village, Nagaoka
Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Kazushi SANO
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
273-278
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Recent years, in local villages of our country called chu-sankan area (intermediate and mountainous area), declining birthrate and a growing population of elderly people progress faster than in urban areas, which has caused various kinds of problems such as provision of social services, management of local resources and isolation of elderly person living alone. On the other hand, sprouts can be seen in several places that social welfare service is executed in cooperation with local people, the municipality, other public service agencies, enterprises and intermediate support organization such as NPO. A questionnaire survey was conducted to households in the village. It came out primary needs to the peddling service in a certain level and some signs to communication shortage or isolation. In addition, it was made out that those two matters were closely correlated. Senior citizens, especially those who live alone, are in the intersection.
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Takeo Kubo
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
279-284
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This research specified the realities of the person who is engaged in administration of the direct sale place participate in many organizations of rural area. The existence of the inhabitants who are going to be concerned with economic activities influences administration of the direct sale place and it is necessary to make a collection shipment system of farm products and suggest for the inhabitants who cannot participate.
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Masao MAKIYAMA, Mami INOUE
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
285-290
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We grasped the outline of kleingartens (stay-type allotment gardens) established by private organizations and considered their current state, as well as problems associated with the results of the case study investigations. The results are as follows: i) The number of kleingartens established by private organizations have recently been increasing. Kleingarten establishment stakeholders are composed of various groups such as newly developed by the local people, etc. ii) The tendency of the use fee of kleingartens that are established by private organizations, is higher than that of kleingartens established by governments. iii) The reduction of the administrative and maintenance expenses, location conditions, and succession of the manager have been established as problems by the case study investigation.
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An Analysis Based on Segmentation of Urban People
Taro OISHI, Takafumi OISHI, Junichi OMINAMI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
291-296
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Recently, mountain villages face a threat of obsolescence. Aggressive marketing and autonomous development have come into demand, for sustainability of the mountain villages. This study segmented urban people into groups based on their demographical, geographical and mind and behavioral characteristics, and analyzed values of mountain villages expected by the segments. The results showed the values expected by urban people are different for each segment. Each mountain village should offer its values, depending on the expectations of each segment of urban people.
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Case Study on TOUHOKU Region.
Akemi SAITOU, Hiroyuki FUJISAKI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
297-302
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We studied about the relationship between location of farmer's restaurant under private management and its management style, using questionnaire to restaurant owner. As the result, we divide the location of restaurant into 4, that is, sightseeing type, roadside type, residential area type and village area type. And we found some relationship between location and management style. For example, village area type was opened for revitalization, but residential area type was opened for profit. Customer of village area type visit farmer’s restaurant for their food, but not all customer of sightseeing area visit there for their food.
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Mai FUJITAKE, Kazushi SANO, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
303-308
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The purpose of this study is to give a quantitative assessment of environmental impacts of decreasing transportation distance by applying “local production for local consumption” policy. We estimated transportation patterns to minimize CO
2 emission from transportation of 14 items of vegetables. The result shows that 10.1% of CO
2 emission, which is equal to 70,000ton, can be reduced. Especially, this policy is more effective for Kanto and Kyushu, because it reduces the amount of long-distance trade between these two regions. Also, fruit vegetables and leaf vegetables show high reduction rate.
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The case of Kanakura, Machino-machi, Wajima city, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Mio Horiuchi, Koji Nakamura
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
309-314
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We developed a simple Geographic Information System (GIS) database for local communities in Kanakura, Machino-machi, Wajima city, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan to share information on the paddy fields, irrigation ponds, and water channels. Workshops have been held in the use of GIS and its operation so that the database can be managed by the local communities. Moreover, a survey was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the GIS adoption by local residents through interviews and questionnaire. Results reveal that local residents considered the database as a useful tool to strengthen the farm production, and the database utilization by village organizations is expected in the future.
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Proposal for a quantitative method using GIS
Mari TAKEDA, Yukinaga NISHIHARA, Yasuhiro NAKASHIMA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
315-320
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This study develops amethod thatidentifies social networks formed through the irrigation water users. Adjacency matrixes of farmers who cultivate neighboring parcels are used to construct network graphs, in which the upstream-downstream relationships of each parcel's cultivators are clarified based on GIS. Weexamine the relationships between the network structure indices and the cultivators' recognition of irrigation practice and derive several features of the degree of centrality from network graphs. Afuture application of the network analysis to consensus building about irrigation facility management isfinally discussed.
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Focusing on a web-site “Sato-Net” deployed in Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture
Kenichirou ONITSUKA, Satoshi HOSHINO, Masaya NAKATSUKA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
321-326
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In this research, we focused on how to establish knowledge-sharing system by using websites named “Sato-net” in depopulated rural areas. We investigated 3 websites, which were developed and deployed in 3 elementary school districts in Sasayama City to disseminate information of these districts and to vitalize communication through the websites. We used log-data of Sato-net and access-analysis data by ‘Google Analytics’. As a result, we found that Sato-net is efficiently used to post notifications of events in those districts. Nonetheless, it is not used to vitalize communication and knowledge sharing online. In conclusion, we discussed how to improve them to take advantage of such websites in depopulated rural areas.
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The Case of Government-operated Land Improvement Project
Shigeru Mori, Tadao Yamamoto, Takashi Inoue, Tetuaki Nagasawa
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
327-332
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In this paper we dealt the process of implementation of agricultural development policy in Hokkaido since 1950 by analyzing the historical relationship between Comprehensive Hokkaido Development Plan and the government-operated agricultural land improvement projects, the progress on project system and its budget, and their outcomes. The analysis of ex-post evaluation of project and of the amount of project-achieved stocks demonstrates the production and productivity of agriculture had been raised as a result of investment since 1950th. On the other hand, the issues on complexity of direction and supervision caused by engagement of multiagency became obvious.
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Sho SUZUKI, Masao MAKIYAMA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
333-338
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In this study, we compared water volume remaining on paddy fields after surface drainage, managed under various conditions using a computer simulation. The results were as follows: i) distribution of remaining water volume became almost homogeneous by improving leveling accuracy. This tendency was different from distribution of water remaining in case of open canal drainage or when an inclination was provided, ii) it is necessary to consider the direction of continuous ruggedness for open canal drainage or the inclination provided to decrease the remaining water volume, iii) in addition, appropriate leveling accuracy corresponding to the size of the paddy field was preferred.
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Shinsuke HARUTA, Yuji NAKAYA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
339-344
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In this research, 20 kinds of pharmaceuticals were measured for the reclaimed wastewater from actual 20 facilities of the combined household wastewater treatment, in order to clarify the characteristics of the pharmaceuticals contamination in the treated wastewater. While 11 kinds of pharmaceuticals were detected, the actual concentrations and the number of facilities having the reclaimed wastewater including the pharmaceuticals were demonstrated. From the results, the significance of the further researches developing the measure for enhancing the pharmaceuticals removal rate in the facilities was pointed out. Keeping the high DO concentration in aeration tank must be the one of the better management practice to depress the pharmaceuticals concentration in the reclaimed wastewater.
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Through the Comparison betweenBonding and Bridging Types of Trust
Shintaro FUKUSHIMA, Goshu YOSHIKAWA, Izuru SAIZEN, Shintaro KOBAYASHI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
345-350
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The purpose of this study is 1) to examinewhether bonding and bridging social capital haveregional differences; 2) to determine regional characteristics which form bonding and bridging social capital; and 3) to identify special units in which boding and bridging social capital are formed. The questionnaire survey was conducted in all rural areas of three cities in northern Kyoto prefecture in 2006 (32,685 households of 445 agricultural settlement), and9,291 samples were analyzed.As a result, bonding social capital has regional differences depending on regional characteristics, while bridging social capital doesn’t have significant regional differences. In conclusion, bonding social capital can be regarded as the property of areas, while bridging social capital can be regarded as the property of individuals.
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Differences of Decision Making Process between Practitioners and Non-Practitioners
Reina Tanaka, Shizuka Hashimoto, Satoshi Hoshino, Yasuaki Kuki
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
351-356
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The objective of this study is to find differences of the decision making processes between practitioners who engage in separation & recycling of kitchen wastes and those who not. Hirose (1994)’s two-step model of pro-environmental behavior was employed to analyze such differences. The city of Shisō, Hyōgo prefecture was selected as a case study area. Questionnaire survey to 1,500 residents of the city was conducted, of whom 596 properly responded. The responses were classified into two groups, the practitioners and the non-practitioners, and were analyzed statistically. Our analysis clarified that both groups had positive attitudes toward separation & recycling of kitchen wastes. The non-practitioners, however, tended to negatively evaluate the cost and benefit of separation & recycling and did not have sufficient knowledge about how to deal with them.
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Through the application of block modeling in social network analysis
Kazu HAGIHARA, Satoshi HOSHINO, Shizuka HASHIMOTO, Yasuaki KUKI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
357-362
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We drew network structure of neighborhood community association with “social embedded concept” which captured relations between organizations as social network in this study. Furthermore, we tried that we made a state of the organization reorganization a type by an abridgement of social network. As a result, degree of the implantation was different greatly in each area and understood what I could classify in three patterns.
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Analysis of the Projects Administered by the Council for Cultural Affairs
Chung-jung WANG, Yasuaki KUKI, Satoshi HOSHINO, Shizuka HASHIMOTO
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
363-368
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This study aims to organize the community development policy’s content and policy administration system in Taiwan by Council for Cultural Affairs. We reviewed the 19 policies and outlined the common structure of all projects. And we demonstrated the common and special operation system in community development policies, and extracted the significant elements in policy’s administration. Finally, we clarified the three changes in Taiwan’s community development policy: 1) The integration of the ministries and government offices. 2) The application system for community development associations. 3) The support system for bodies, such as NGO, to help CDAs (community development association).
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A Case Study in Sansen-Li, Tai-dong County
Takako SASAKI, Satoshi HOSHINO, Yasuaki KUKI, Shizuka HASHIMOTO
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
369-374
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This is a case study of community development(CD) in Taiwan, and aims to clarify its issue. In this case, residents do not participate in CD plans, although they are successful. The result of the survey revealed 3 factors which obstruct participation; first, there is no leading person who can be totally at the head of the settlement although there are several leading persons, second, a conflict of concepts between community development’s leader and Christianity, and finally, a disagreement of an attitude to CD between the CD association & the local administration. We can say that the issue of this case is that residents have to develop their common consciousness using communication such as a chat in the life.
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Kyoung-hwa Chang, Juichi YAMAZAKI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
375-380
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After the 2000`s, the rural village development projects are designated as participatory rural village development programs , such as the bottom-up approach, inducing participation of residents and enhancing regional capacity. The purpose of this study is to analyze and perfpemance of the Rural Village Development Projects. For this, in gang-jin songweol in Sungjeon-myon, Gangjin-gun, Jeonnam Province., especially directly or indirectly related to resident income augmentation. Through this study, I drew finding as follows; 1) Songweol village has more reflection of the income project, and has lot of interest by policy makes whether it be pursued successfully. Because of the income project has the difficulties members, lack of professionalism of people in management, and conflict between members.2) And then, the performance is appearing gradually from employment opportunities. Income projects have strengthens the residents’ participation and help to maintain the facilities of the rural village development project.
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Verification in 7 area of Mie Prefecture
Naoto YAMABATA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
381-386
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We investigated an effect of chasing macaques away by the village peoples to home range change of macaque groups that had territory over the seven villages in Mie-prefecture. We also calculated the index of chase-off of macaques by the village and the index of agricultural damage caused by macaques groups.
After one year examination of the chasing away, frequency of macaque appearance and agricultural damage was reduced. It shows that collaborative chase-off by the village made macaques to avoid the settlement.
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A Case Study in Kozagawa Town, Wakayama Prefecture
Akiko HIGASHIGUCHI, Yasuaki KUKI, Emi TAKEYAMA, Satoshi HOSHINO, Shizu ...
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
387-392
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This study focuses on cooperation between rural settlements to solve the residents shortage in implementation of countermeasures against agricultural damage by wildlife. The possibility of cooperation was evaluated from the points of view of need and difficulty. All combinations of settlements in Kozagawa town, Wakayama prefecture were evaluated with statistics and the results from a questionnaire based on the conditions such as agriculture, social structure, and damage by wildlife and terrain. As a result, strong possibility was indicated in severely depopulated upstream areas. Especially, cooperation in managing uncultivated farmland and ousting monkeys from the settlements could be carried out in those areas. However, in case of ousting monkeys, there was little cooperation in upstream areas due to tight limitation on the distance between settlements.
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Case Study of Nagahama city, Shiga prefecture
Tomoya KISHIOKA, Shizuka HASHIMOTO, Satoshi HOSHINO, Yasuaki KUKI
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
393-398
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Animal damages on agricultural produce in Japan has been increasing and there is growing public concern over the way of hunting and killing those animals. In this study, we tried to find the factors affecting human attitude towards harmful animals control. Our analysis identified two factors commonly affecting people's attitudes: 1) degree of animal damage on agricultural produce in their community and 2) to what extend they care the level of agricultural damage. We suggest that municipalities have to strongly transmit the information of the real situation related to animals’ damage to a broad range of people in order that they recognize that animal damage is serious problem.
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Interviews at Tajima region of Hyogo prefecture
Ryo Sakurai, Gouhei Ueda, Susan K.Jacobson
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
399-404
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We interviewed local residents and stakeholders at Tajima region of Hyogo prefecture to understand the relationship between people and bears. While many people explained bears as fierce animal, they admitted that the change of people’s lifestyle caused human-bear conflicts. Some residents portrayed bears as neighbors that exist in their daily lives and appear at certain time, every year. In some areas, people were used to having agricultural damage by bears that they were reluctant to take any interventions. It is important that local residents collaborate to engage in damage prevention activities to mitigate the conflicts.
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Emi TAKEYAMA, Yasuaki KUKI, Akiko HIGASHIGUCHI, Hirofumi OKUMURA
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2011 Volume 30 Issue Special_Issue Pages
405-410
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This study clarified the spatial characteristics of buffer zone around farmland with the district unitin the hilly-mountainous and paddy farming area. The present situation of agricultural damage by wildlife and of cooperative work on countermeasure against wildlife was analyzed in order to find the relationships with the spatial characteristic of buffer zone. As a result, two indexes to show dispersion and scale of buffer were found. These indexes make it possible to judge objectively in which district cooperative management of buffer zone works easily and which shape of farmland is managed easily by cooperative management.
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