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[35] Study on the preservation and succession of urban farmland through the purchase of Productive Open Spaces by local government

- A Case study in Setagaya Ward , Tokyo

○Yuki Nakashima¹, Noriko Akita² (1. Graduate school of horticulture,Chiba University, 2. Graduate school of Horticulture,Chiba University)

Keywords:Productive Open Spaces, Application for purchasing farmland, conservation of farmland, urban farmland

Although the importance of farmland in urban area has been advocated, the number of Productive Open Spaces continues to decline. Productive Open Spaces Acts has a system in which Productive Open Spaces is purchased and utilized by local governments. This study aims to make which clear why local government can buy the Productive Open Spaces and how they supply parks. Results showed that indicating in plan contributes to buy productive Open Spaces. And then, devising to get financial aid is essential to get permission promptly. In the section to grasp the actual situation of the parks, while succession as farmland has been achieved, it became clear that problems remain in the use as a city park.