The Land Use in Marginal Villages from the Viewpoint of Reclamation Forms : The Case Study in Iwami Mountain Region, Shimane Prefecture

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  • 開墾定住様式からみた小規模高齢化集落の土地利用 : 島根県石見地方山間部の事例から
  • カイコン テイジュウ ヨウシキ カラ ミタ ショウキボ コウレイカ シュウラク ノ トチ リヨウ シマネケン イワミ チホウ サンカンブ ノ ジレイ カラ

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The marginalization of the village in the hilly and mountainous areas currently have been progressing. There have been various studies and practices to improve the situation. However, the relation between marginal villages and native history and folklore of the village has not been fully clarified. This tentative assumption aims to clarify 1) basic forms of land use in Iwami mountain region, Shimane Prefecture (reclamation forms); 2) a transition of land use; 3) the relation between present land use in marginalization and reclamation forms of each village in Iwami mountain region, Shimane Prefecture through interviews on land use. Iwami mountain region has a form of land use characterized by close formation of houses, farms, and the hinterland. The extent of a farm per household and a small valley called Eki often overlap. This basic form of land use was reproduced after the Meiji era and acting on how vacant houses and abandoned farmlands came to be. Therefore, vacant houses and abandoned farmlands are not taken as only disadvantaged place in the socio-economic environment but any other meanings.

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