???24Laboratory for Rural PlanningForest Policy LaboratoryYoshiyukiUCHIKAWAAssociateProfessor,Ph.D.Environmental Symbiosis Science DivisionAturoMIKIAssistantProfessor,Ph.D.Environmental Symbiosis Science DivisionThehillyandmountainousruralareaslikeNaganoprefecturecompriseabout70%oftheJapanesenationallandareaandcontainone-halfoftheagriculturalcommunities.Numerousagriculturalandforestryproductsaresupportedbythepeopleandtheenvironmentofthisarea,andtheneedtobalancethemultiplefunctionsofthisregion(nationallandconservation/biodiversity/socialandculturalconservation,etc.)isachallenge.TheLaboratoryforRuralPlanningisadevelopingtechnology,forstudyinglandconsolidation,andimprovingthelivingenvironmentintheseareaswiththeaimofbuildinganew,sustainablesociety.Keywords;?Hillyandmountainousareas?Agriculturallanduse?Landconsolidationofpaddyfields?ConservationofterracedpaddyfieldsForestpolicyPeasant’sforestryPolitical economy of forestWeconductresearchontheinteractionsbetweenforestsandpeople,aswellasfuturelocalforestmanagementsystems,fromaglobalperspective.Ourlaboratorycontributestolocalcommunitiesbyinvestigatingthepracticesandchallengesfacedbypeasants,ruralresidents,forestworkers,andusersofforestecologicalservices.Ourfocusliesinunderstandingcommonforestutilizationandmanagementbylocalcommunities,aswellasaddressingtheemergingchallengesinforestsposedbynewgenerations;theywillcreatebasesofthedegrowth,carbon-neutralsociety.Preventing waste of cultivated land in hilly and mountainous rural areas.Land consolidation of paddy fields in steep sloping areas of mountainous villages.Conservation of terraced paddy fields and regional revitalization of mountainous villages.Actual conditions and problems of forest management bodiesinJapanPolicies for Japanese forests, forestry and mountain-villagesNWFPs and social forestry in JapanThe planned drawing of terraced paddy fields by C3D computer graphicsThe survey for planning the recovery program after the earthquake on March 12,2011 in Sakae village, Nagano, Japan.field workfield workABDABCACABDBC
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