Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022

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H (Human Geosciences ) » H-GG Geography

[H-GG01] Dialogues on natural resources and environment between earth and social sciences

Mon. May 23, 2022 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 105 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Takahisa Furuichi(Forest and Forest Products Research Institute), convener:Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University), Yoshinori OTSUKI(Institute of Geography, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), convener:Toru Sasaki(Miyagi University of Education), Chairperson:Takahisa Furuichi(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University)

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

[HGG01-02] Transition of local communities in relation to springs on agricultural area in the central region of Shizuoka Prefecture

*Asaka Konno1, Misaki Narusawa1 (1.Tokoha University)

Keywords:Local community, Agricultural area, Transition, Springs

Springs is important as not only water resources but also places for local community. For instance, there are many local communities formed in relation to springs in agricultural area in Shizuoka Prefecture, some historical festivals and customs on springs continue to be performed now. However, because the number of farmers has decreased, the scale and structure of the local communities has changed, thereby traditional communities have been disappearing. In this study, we examined how the decline of agriculture has affected the use of spring water, further how springs communities have changed. As the result of investigations to 4 communities collected in fieldwork interviews, it is revealed that the sustainability of the local communities varies depending on whether the custom such as rules and cleaning are maintained by only farm families or by all residents.