2011.4-2012.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary
Research center For Land and Construction Management
| Reference Number | Y111103 |
| Title | A Study of Regeneration of Urban and Rural Communities |
| Start-End Date | 2009.4-2012.3 |
| Division | Construction Economics Division |
| Author | Head, Shuichi TAKEYA Senior Researcher, Asako YUHARA Senior Researcher, Sachiko OHASHI |
| Summary | Population ageing and decline in Japan require new types of public services. The analysis of the change of urban and rural communities shows that local communities have weakened in this aging situation. On the other hand, there are many actions for strengthening community connections and actions by the cooperation between areas. And as a change of the public service, the survey about the elementary school consolidation indicates that situation of the attending school has changed, and this change requires reconsideration on roles and functions of roads. From the case study research about the migrant to the countryside, it is found that the regional attraction for migrants is the environment which makes some willingness to receive or use physical resources in the countryside, and to belong to or contribute to human resources in the countryside. |