里山づくり活動の展開に向けての研究 : 東広島市の山林所有者意識

Woodland owners' vision and action in Higashi-hiroshima city : A case study in order to spread the forestry management activities by the residents

Asano Toshihisa

広島大学総合科学部紀要. I, 地域文化研究

Memoirs of the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University. I, Studies in area culture

Nowadays forestry management is not enough that woods around a city or town, called "sato-yama", become bushy and poor. And many woods are cut away for residential or industrial land development. But "sato-yama" has a value of a field of recreation or environmental education. Of course it plays an important role in the regional eco-system. Recently neighborhood movements are born and expanding in order to manage and conserve the environment of "sato-yama".

There are some groups trying "sato-yama" management in Higashi-hiroshima city. The majority of the members are newcomers to the city. They want to know about the region where they live, and come aware that "sato-yama" is very valuable for all residents. But it is gradually damaged. So they begin to try "sato-yama" management by themselves.

This study aims to clarify the owners' vision about how to use and manage their woodland, and their evaluation of "sato-yama" management activities by the other residents. Because it is necessary to know about the owners' opinion and action in order to spread these activities.

Many owners don't regard "sato-yama" as woodland but as real estate for urban development. So they don't intend to invest their money and labor in the forestry management. Some of them don't trust the "sato-yama" management activities by the residents, and don't want to get involved in these. But 30% of the respondents show intense interest in these. 70% of them insist that it is necessary to gain owners' confidence to continuation of the activities.

Forestry [ 650 ]

jpn

広島大学総合科学部

[ISSN] 0385-1451

[NCID] AN00140969