Keywords:
Economic geography.
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Human geography.
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Environmental policy.
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Sociology.
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Geography.
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Population Economic aspects.
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Economic Geography.
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Human Geography.
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Environmental Policy.
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Sociology.
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Geography.
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Population Economics.
Description / Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Trajectory of the Mountainous Area Research and the Book’s Perspective -- Depopulation as a Regional Problem and Reality of Depopulation -- Analysis of Population Migration from the Depopulated Mountain Village: A Case of Kamitsue Village in Oita Prefecture -- Regional Living Functions in Depopulated Settlements in Shimane Prefecture -- Regional Living Functions and IT Support -- Social Capital and Living Environment of Rural Villages -- Reformation of a Settlement Forced to Move for the Construction of Dam: The Case of Tsukinoya, a Settlement in Kisuki Town, Un’nan City, Shimane Prefecture -- Formation of a Community by Hometown Organizations that Promote Interactions among Residents in Urban and Rural Areas: Activities by Furusato Chikara, an NPO Created by Residents in the Kinki Region and the Case of the Miyoshi Region in Tokushima Prefecture -- Social Movements and Social Capital in Senri New Town -- Peripheral Regions in the Era of Regional Crisis, Society 5.0, the Post-Pandemic, and the Post-Urban: A Concluding and Additional Chapter for the English Edition.
Abstract:
This book provides perspectives on depopulated areas and regional social capital from positivistic field surveys. Among the developed countries of the world, Japan has a very small amount of national land, with almost 70% of it being in mountainous locations. Concentration of populations and economic capital into large metropolitan areas along with many depopulated and population-aged regions in the mountainous parts can be seen in the country. A very clear regional disparity has arisen in Japan, especially since the era of its high economic growth. This book also offers critical suggestions for the shrinking societies of the developed world in the era of Society 5.0, the fifth stage of society where economic development is achieved and social issues are resolved by the fusion of cyber and physical space. To begin, the book refers to an outline of depopulation and depopulated areas in Japan. Then, it deals with issues of depopulation, out-migration from a mountainous village, revitalization of local industries, and maintenance of daily living functions in these areas. This book is suitable for students and scholars of the social sciences, regional planners, staffs of government offices, members of NPOs, general citizens, and the many other people who are interested in sustainability of a region and a community in a shrinking social environment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
XIII, 277 p. 132 illus., 38 illus. in color.
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online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9789811590429
Series Statement:
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9042-9
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-15-9042-9
DDC:
330.9
Language:
English
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